JAMAICA | High Demand for Jamaican Workers in Michigan Hospi…
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JAMAICA | PNP Oppose States of Emergency…
KINGSTON, Jamaica July 16, 2019 - Despite continued demands from the parliamentary opposition for a workable crime plan to tackle the mounting number of murders that continue to plague the...
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JAMAICA | PNP demands answers on CAP-YES…
KINGSTON, July 16, 2019 – Arising out of numerous complaints from several students in western Jamaica who claim they were short-changed by the Career Advancement Programme-Youth Empowerment Solution (CAP-YES) run...
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Jamaica-Cuba Friendship Association Pays…
KINGSTON, Jamaica July 15, 2019 - The Jamaica Cuba Friendship Association has paid tribute to former ambassador to Cuba; former Director of Protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs &...
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Jamaica Peace Council Remembers Amb. Eli…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 15, 2019 - We in the Jamaica Peace Council are saddened by the loss of Ambassador Elinor Felix who was devoted to the Vision and Mission of...
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US President Rebuked by Democratic Congr…
WASHINGTON DC, July 15, 2019 - The four progressive congresswomen of colour targeted this afternoon in a racist and a mysogenistic tirade by the US president, rebuked him in no...
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US President Rebuked by Democratic Congr…
The four progressive congresswomen of colour targeted this afternoon in a racist and a mysogenistic tirade by the US president, rebuked him in no uncertain terms at a press conference...
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Western diplomats urge Guyana to abide b…
The United States, Britain, and the European Union (EU) on Monday urged all the players in Guyana to abide by the “definitive” orders of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)...
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USA |Small Scale Immigration Raids in US…
The United States authorities launched small-scale operations seeking to arrest undocumented immigrants over the weekend in an apparent start to President Donald Trump’s vow to launch mass deportation round-ups across...
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USA |Small Scale Immigration Raids in US…
The United States authorities launched small-scale operations seeking to arrest undocumented immigrants over the weekend in an apparent start to President Donald Trump’s vow to launch mass deportation round-ups across...
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'Go Fix Your Countries': Trump to US Con…
“Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came. Then come back and show us how,” United States President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday addressing...
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UN Human Rights Council Adopts Resolutio…
The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted Saturday a resolution condemning the imposition of unilateral coercive measures (sanctions) by the United States and its allies against Venezuela and other member states.
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Jamaica Welcomes Two Million Tourists, E…
KINGSTON, Jamaica , July 13, 2019 n- Jamaica has welcomed approximately two million visitors for the first half of 2019, earning US$2 billion in revenues.
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JAMAICA | NIF Net Asset Value Grows to $…
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says the net asset value of the National Insurance Fund (NIF) stood at $120.7 billion as at March...
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Protests Against Puerto Rico Governor as…
The Victoria Citizen Movement published a statement Sunday demanding the resignation of Governor of Puerto Rico Ricardo Rossello Nevares. They asked different organizations to gather in front of the Capitol...
14-07-2019 Hits:26 Caribbean
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GUYANA | Granger says GECOM could have a…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 13, 2019 - The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), could have a new chairman as early as Monday if the Opposition is prepared to act in good faith...
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JAMAICA | It wasn't me! says Ruel Reid's…
KINGSTON, Jamaica July 12, 2019 - Devon McQueen, the former driver for sacked education minister Ruel Reid, is not a happy man, and is furious at what he says is...
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Jamaica Peace Council Remembers Amb. Elinor Felix
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 15, 2019 - We in the Jamaica Peace Council are saddened by the loss of Ambassador Elinor Felix who wa…
JAMAICA | It wasn't me! says Ruel Reid's former driver Devon M…
KINGSTON, Jamaica July 12, 2019 - Devon McQueen, the former driver for sacked education minister Ruel Reid, is not a ha…
JAMAICA | Phillips demands cooperation from government to root…
KINGSTON, July 11, 2019 - The People's National Party (PNP) has written to Prime Minister Andrew Holness, demanding that the …
JAMAICA | House Approves Resolutions to Fight Crime
KINGSTON, Jamaica July 10, 2019 - The House of Representatives on yesterday, approved two Resolutions that are aimed at stren…
GUYANA | Granger says GECOM could have a new Chairman by Monda…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 13, 2019 - The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), could have a new chairman as early as Monday if …
GUYANA | Negotiators send back GECOM Chairmanship issue to Gra…
GEORGETOWN, July 11, 2019 - Political negotiators for the government and opposition Thursday evening decided to ask President…
GUYANA | PPP asks CCJ to order general elections on Sept 18 wi…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 10, 2019 - Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, through his lawyers, have asked the Caribbean Co…
GUYANA | Four nominees shortlisted for GECOM Chair, 5 rejected…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 10, 20-19 - Guyana's president David Granger says his government is intent on ensuring the con…
JAMAICA | New World Bank envoy lauds Jamaica on its economic …
WASHINGTON, DC, July 12, 2019 - The newly appointed World Bank representative for Jamaica and Guyana, Mr. Ozan Sevimli, has l…
Trade | Caribbean, Lat American exports shrink by 1.6% in firs…
MADRID, Spain, 10 July 2019. - Following two years of uninterrupted growth, goods exports from Latin America and the Caribbea…
JAMAICA | Opposition PNP calls on Government to respond to for…
KINGSTON, July 10, 2019 - The Opposition PNP says it notes with concern that the foreign exchange market is once again experi…
CARICOM | Promote citizen security to shore up CARICOM Societi…
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, July 4, 2019 - Resilience and sustainable development were at the heart of the United Nations (UN)…
Caribbean Focused on Building Resilience in Tourism – Minister…
USVI, June 4, 2019 - Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, says the Caribbean is focused on building resilience in order to prote…
BARBADOS | BTMI Ramps Up European Marketing Efforts
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 31, 2019 - The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) has ramped up its marketing, advertising and …
GUYANA | Georgetown will remain on LIAT's schedule after restr…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 21, 2019 - Guyana is not expected to pay a huge guaranteed subsidy to the Antigua-headquartered regio…
JAMAICA |Tourism Industry to Benefit from Management Programme…
FALMOUTH, Trelawny. May 16, 2019 - Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, says the Hospitality and Tourism Management…
Agreement Signed for Cannabis Project in Accompong and Orange …
KINGSTON, July 9, 2019 - A tripartite agreement was signed on Monday (July 8) to implement a cannabis pilot programme in Acco…
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | TT places ban on poultry products from…
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, June 2, 20019 - THE Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries has placed a ban on all …
JAMAICA | Jackson wants Gov't to preserve Bernard Lodge Farm L…
KINGSTON, Jamaica April 27, 2019 – People's National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament for South St Catherine Fitz Jackson is …
India: widespread food insecurity may be damaging children’s a…
There has been an impressive expansion in school enrolment in India since the early 2000s. Despite this, India is in the mi…
CARICOM | CSME implementation among matters for Saint Lucia Me…
CARICOM Georgetown, Guyana - July 3, 2019 - The 40th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Car…
CARICOM | UN SG Special Guest at Opening Ceremony for CARICOM …
CARICOM Heads of Government begin their 40th Regular Meeting in Saint Lucia on Wednesday with the United Nations Secreta…
CARICOM reaffirms great value of relations with Cuba
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, June 14, 2019 - Even as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Friday reaffirmed the great value …
CARICOM | Cuba reinforces its ties with the Caribbean
Kingston, Jamaica, 12 June 2019. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, will today part…
British Overseas Territories Demand Self Rule
CAYMAN ISLANDS, July 2, 2019 - Britain’s Overseas Territories are demanding self-government and have vowed to “stand to…
Haiti's President Moise Asserts Innocence in Corruption Scanda…
PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI, June 14, 2019 - Embattled Haitian President Jovenel Moise on Wednesday denied …
Haitian Lawmakers Ask Senate to Indict President Moïse
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, June 12, 2019 - Twenty Haitian members of the house of representatives presented a let…
HAITI | Gov't Study Says Haitian President Embezzled Developme…
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, June 5, 2019 - Haitians are increasingly demanding President Jovenel Moise to step down aft…
USA |Small Scale Immigration Raids in US as Migrants Hide in F…
The United States authorities launched small-scale operations seeking to arrest undocumented immigrants over the weekend in a…
JAMAICA | The Diaspora An Important Magnet to the Development …
KINGSTON, June 2019 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has underscored the contribution of the Diaspora to national develo…
JAMAICA | Amend the Constitution to allow J'cans in the US to …
KINGSTON, Jamaica June 20, 2019 - If the Member of parliament for Kingston Central, the Reverend Ronald Thwaites has hi…
Employers escape sanctions, while the undocumented risk lives …
Over a 12-month period ending in March, only 11 individuals were prosecuted for hiring undocumented workers and only three re…
Brazil Closes 5 Caribbean Embassies Citing Costs and Staffing
BRAZIL, June 5, 2019 - Brazil confirmed the closure Wednesday of five Caribbean embassies to include tho…
How Venezuelans Turn to Collective Action to Defy US Blockade
As the United States government intensifies its unilateral coercive measures against Venezuela, its people have turned to one…
Venezuela Welcomes 69 Tons of Medicines From China
A total of 69 tons of medicines and health supplies sent from the People's Republic of China arrived Monday in Venezuela…
Russia Says Ready to Play Role in Venezuela Talks in Oslo
TeleSUR, May 27, 2019 -Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that Moscow was ready to play a role in talks betw…
VENEZUELA | Maduro lashes Bachelet with powerful response
CARACAS, Venezuela, July 11, 2019 - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro penned on July 11th a powerful response to …
Just 10 Percent of Workers Get Nearly Half of Global Wages: IL…
Ten percent of workers receive 48.9 percent of total pay worldwide, while the lowest paid 50 percent of workers receive just …
Palestinians Slam US Ambassador to Israel's Annexation Remarks
Reacting to comments by the U.S. ambassador in Israel, Palestine Liberation Organization Chief Saeb Erekat said Sun…
Rising Epidemic of Hungry Children in Africa: Report
Hunger is the main cause for almost half of child deaths on the African continent, according to a study by the Afri…
UNITED STATES | IMF Chief wants G20 countries to eleminate exi…
WASHINGTON, DC, June 9, 2019 - Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Christine Lagarde, has called …
Brazil's Central Bank Breaks With Bolsonaro on Unified Currenc…
In a statement issued Thursday, the Central Bank of Brazil rejected a proposal made by the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro…
Jump-Start Private Investment to reignite South Africa's Growt…
WASHINGTON, DC, June 3, 2019 - The International Monetary Fund, IMF, says South Africa’s subdued economic growth could be rei…
MEXICO | AMLO Sends Delegation to Washington, Expects 'Good Re…
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) says his administration expects good results from a meeting with Wh…
JAMAICA | AG Malahoo-Forte differs with Gov't on NIDS Judgemen…
KINGSTON, June 25, 2019 - Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte differed sharply with the Cabinet on Tuesday, as she told th…
GUYANA | CCJ rules no-confidence motion properly passed with 3…
Port of Spain, Trinidad, June 18, 2019 - The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Tuesday ruled that last December’s no-confid…
UNITED STATES | Alabama passes bill requiring castration for c…
ALABAMA | June 12, 2019 - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) on Monday signed a bill into law that will require some persons con…
T&T | CCJ Rules Grenadian Family Has No Case Against Barba…
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has dismissed an application for special leave in the Original …
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Caster Semenya: how much testosterone is too much for a female…
The South African athlete, Caster Semenya, has lost her case against the athletic governing body, IAAF, which means that she …
'Champs' and CARIFTA Games recipients of World Athletics Herit…
MONACO, IAAF, April 23, 2019 - Jamaica's Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Championships, Champs, as well as the CARIFTA…
Caster Semenya v IAAF: ruling will have big implications for w…
When can a woman not compete with other women? This is, in essence, the question at the heart of the hearing currently before…
IAAF Releases Consensus Statement on Nutrition for Athletes
IAAF, Monaco, April 17, 2019 - The IAAF has released a comprehensive guide to sports nutrition designed to offer athletes the…
WMA Pushes Doctors Not to Enforce Sexist Rules Against Athlete…
The World Medical Association Sunday urged doctors not to enforce sexist new IAAF gender rules for classifying female at…
Film Association Reports Increased Demand for Local Content
KINGSTON, April 29, 2019 - President of the Jamaica Film and Television Association (JAFTA), Analisa Chapman, is reporting …
T&T | After the Raid, Buju invited the Police Commish on S…
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, April 23, 2019 - Former National Security Minister, now Police Commissioner Gary Griffith…
JAMAICA | Jimmy Cliff Boulevard will inspire generations of cu…
MONTEGO BAY, March 29 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the rena…
JAMAICA| Legislative Framework for Nurse Practitioners not yet…
FALMOUTH, Trelawny, Jamaica, July 12, 2019 - Acting Deputy Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness…
JAMAICA | Death of 9-year old sparks another possible Dengue O…
Kingston, Jamaica, June 25, 2019: The People's National Party, PNP, Shadow Minister of Health, Dr Dayton Campbell, is calling…
CBD: The next weapon in the war against opioid addiction?
CBD, or cannabidiol, is everywhere, with word on the street saying that it can cure everything from a bad mood to cancer. How…
Barbados Reiterates stance on Medical Marijuana
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 27, 2019 - The Ministry of Health and Wellness has made it clear that the decision that…
Scientists design a novel formula that repels and kills mosqui…
Long-lasting insecticide treated nets and indoor spraying are the main malaria vector control interventions recommended by …
The hidden data in your fingerprints
Fingerprints have provided key evidence in countless cases of serious crime. But there are still some situations in which i…
Ancient Shark is Said to Be World's Oldest Living Vertebrate
London, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) A shark believed to be the oldest living vertebrate has been discovered, and it could be older…
Kenya Will Deploy into Space First Satellite in May
Nairobi, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) Kenya will deploy its first satellite into space in May to watch agricultural trends, The Star…
JAMAICA | Data Protection Bill Sent back to Joint Select Commi…
KINGSTON, Jamaica May 27, 2019 - A Joint Select Committee of Parliament is to be re-convened no later than June, in an effort…
BARBADOS | Scratch Coding Training For Two Schools
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS, MAY 23, 2019 - A team of teachers and students from the Columbus School for Girls, Columbus, Ohio, Unit…
Facebook’s ‘transparency’ efforts hide key reasons for showing…
Facebook’s advertising platform was not built to help social media users understand who was targeting them with messages, or …
How cryptocurrency scams work
Millions of cryptocurrency investors have been scammed out of massive sums of real money. In 2018, losses from cryptocurren…
JAMAICA | Jamaica's oil and gas prospects "encouraging…
United Oil and Gas, a partner of Tulloch Oil, which have been conducting oil and gas exploration in Jamaican waters, says its…
ExxonMobil to Proceed with Liza Phase 2 Development Offshore G…
IRVING, Texas-May 3, 2019 -ExxonMobil said today it has funded the Liza Phase 2 development offshore Guyana after it received…
Serbia’s pioneering wind energy projects
SERBIA, April 24, 2019 - In the small town of Kovačica in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina a 104 MW windfarm will s…
Of Paradise Lost - Montego Bay, the first China Town in Jamaic…
“You need a new picture!” asserts the soft-spoken Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, Tian Qi, as he spotted at an official photog…
Notre Dame of Gaza: Our Mosques and Churches Are Also Burning
As the 300-foot spire of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris tragically came tumbling down on live television, my thoughts vent…
Can Jamaica be trusted in matters of international relations?
KINGSTON, April 18, 2019 - Despite double-speak, denials and obfuscation by the country’s foreign affairs and foreign trade m…
Martin Luther King’s Assassins Try Killing Him Again
A new assassination is now being attempted 51 years after the life of Martin Luther King was cut short by a bullet on the bal…
Now You Can Call Dubai Your Home – New Permanent Residence Pro…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a big and bold step, the UAE government, on May 21st, announced a new perman…
Covergirl Brings 'Full Spectrum' to Caribbean Women of Color
Covergirl is taking its “Full Spectrum” collection to the Caribbean, launching its new line in Jamaica Saturday with its vari…
Cyclone Idai | 'Massive disaster' in Mozambique and Zimbabwe
BBC, March 19, 2019 - Cyclone Idai has triggered a "massive disaster" in southern Africa affecting hundreds of thousands if n…
TRINIDAD | CCRIF Makes TT$17M Payout to Trinidad and Tobago
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad , November 6, 2018 - For the second year in a row, Trinidad and Tobago has received a payout on…
T&T | Flooded Trinidad rocked by 1.5 magnitude earthquake
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, October 21, 2018 - As rescue teams in Trinidad and Tobago continue their work to rescue people trapp…
JAMAICA | Opposition Calls on Prime Minister to Stop Mining in…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 31, 2019: The Peoples National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister of Land and the Environment, Senator Sophia…
Countries vote to eliminate plastic waste despite US objection
NEW YORK, NY, May 11, 2019 - The United States on Friday argued against a United Nations initiative agreed on by almost every…
JAMAICA | Rio Cobre Flood Early Warning System is a Game Chang…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 30, 2019 - Minister with responsibility for Water, Infrastructure and Housing, Senator Pearnel…
CARICOM SG pushes Region’s case for building Resilience at Int…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mach 16, 2019 - Climate change remains an ‘existential threat’ to the Caribbean, CARICOM Secr…
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