GUYANA | IMF Gives Guyana the thumbs up in its 2019 Article …
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GUYANA | GECOM to determine timeframe fo…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 17, 2019 - The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is Wednesday expected to decide on a new timeframe within which general and regional council elections could be held...
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GUYANA | IMF Gives Guyana the thumbs up …
WASHINGTON, DC, September 16, 2019 - The Intertnational Monetary Fund's Executive Board has given Guyana the thumbs up in managing the economy, as it concluded its 2019 Article IV Consultation...
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BARBADOS | The Caribbean Fashion Showroo…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 16, 2019 - The Caribbean Fashion Showroom is now open for business online. Featuring designers from across the CARIFORUM, the Caribbean Fashion Showroom is poised to become...
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JAMAICA | Phillips joins the fight again…
ALBERT TOWN, Trelawny, September 17, 2019 - Jamaica's Cockpit Country Coalition, which features environmentalists, residents, small business groups, Maroons, and members of the Rastafarian community, on Tuesday staged an anti-bauxite...
17-09-2019 Hits:24 Environment
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John Bercow bows out: a speaker who defe…
Pig-headed, obnoxious, pompous, too fond of the sound of his own voice … John Bercow has collected a range of epithets during his period as speaker of the House of...
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GUYANA | General Elections could be held…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 16, 2019 - Despite information from the Chief Elections Officer that it is unlikely that elections can be held before March next year, top representatives of the...
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CUBA | Antigua and Cuba Condemn OAS Vot…
Cuba has joined the government of Antigua and Barbuda in denouncing an OAS vote to activate the Inter-American Reciprocal Assistance Treaty (IRAT), that opens the possibility of a military invasion...
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GUYANA | Tullow Oil company makes additi…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 16, 2019 - The London-listed Irish explorer Tullow Oil said on Monday that it has made a second oil discovery off the coast of Guyana, after the Joe-1 exploration...
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GUYANA | ExxonMobil makes yet another oi…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Sept. 16, 2019 - ExxonMobil has made yet another oil discovery off the coast of Guyana, adding to the several other finds that have already been made. This...
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West African Presidents Pledge US$1 Bill…
The head of the regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced Saturday that West African leaders pledged US$1 billion to fight the constantly growing threat of Islamist militancy...
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Venezuela Gov't Announces Agreements wit…
The Venezuelan government and several opposition parties announced multiple agreements and the beginning of a new round of dialogue that deals with issues relating to future elections, prisoners release and the...
16-09-2019 Hits:21 Latin America
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Cuban President outline measures to deal…
With the Trump administration increasing its economic sanctions against Cuba particularly as it relates to the delivery of fuel oil, the President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel...
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JAMAICA | Petrojam stands ready to provi…
As new legislation regulating the sulphur content in marine fuel takes effect in January 2020, Petrojam stands ready to supply 0.5 per cent bunker fuel at the right price and...
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JAMAICA reports an increase in visitor a…
MONTEGO BAY, September 14, 2019 - The Ministry of Tourism is reporting an increase in arrivals from Russia. Senior Advisor and Strategist, Delano Seiveright, said that just under 3,000 Russian...
14-09-2019 Hits:20 Tourism
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JAMAICA | Jamaica’s first Global Centre …
NEGRIL, Westmoreland, Jamaica, September 13, 2019 – Jamaica has made a bold step towards capitalizing on the medicinal and revenue earning potential of medicinal cannabis. Medical Cannabis Therapy is now...
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Twitter blocks accounts of Raúl Castro a…
Twitter on Wednesday blocked the accounts of the Cuban Communist party leader Raúl Castro, his daughter Mariela Castro as well as Cuba’s top state-run media outlets, a move the Cuban...
13-09-2019 Hits:53 Caribbean
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JAMAICA | Private Bar questions need for changes to Bail Act
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 3, 2019 - The suggestion by National Security Minister Dr. Horace Chang that constitutional chan…
JAMAICA | Integrity Chairman Resigns; Opposition wants Parliam…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 2, 2019: Consequent upon the resignation of chairman of the agency Justice Karl Harrison, leader…
JAMAICA | Report on Bernard Lodge Development to be Discussed …
KINGSTON, Jamaica August 31, 2019 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness says a full report will be brought to the public in short o…
JAMAICA | Trump fingers Ja as major trans-shipment hub
KINGSTON, August 25, 2019 - US President Donald Trump has named Jamaica as being among more than twenty cou…
GUYANA | General Elections could be held by December this year
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 16, 2019 - Despite information from the Chief Elections Officer that it is unlikely that …
JAMAICA | PNP to focus on reconciliation and party unity
KINGSTON, Jamaica September 11, 2019 - Jamaica’s opposition Peoples National Party is taking steps to unify the party and to …
JAMAICA | PNP's Dr. Peter Phillips and Peter Bunting meet to …
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 10, 2019: Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition and President of the People’s National Party Dr…
GUYANA | Elections possible by March says Chief Elections Offi…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 10, 2019 - Guyana's Chief Elections Officer and (CEO) of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM…
JAMAICA | JISCO/Alpart Alumina Plant to close for refurbishing
KINGSTON, September 10, 2019 - Mining Minister Robert Montague says the JISCO/Alpart plant in Nain, St. Elizabeth …
JAMAICA | GOJ signs MOU with EPOC to extend domestic monitorin…
KINGSTON, Jamaica: August 22, 2019 - The Government of Jamaica today signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Eco…
BARBADOS |Tobago Trekkers Win Investment at the Animation Acce…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, August 22, 2019. The E-IDCOT Tobago Project with their Tobago Trekkers game won the top prize of $10,00…
JAMAICA | Import/Export Regulations for Cannabis Soon
KINGSTON, Jamaica August 20, 2019 - Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, says Jamaic…
GUYANA | JetBlue flying to Guyana from next April
GEORGETOWN, Guyana September 10, 2019 - JetBlue on Tuesday announced it is again expanding its large Latin America and …
JAMAICA | ‘Symphony of The Seas’ to Make Port Calls to Jamaica…
MONTEGO BAY, August 19, 2019 - There is heightening stakeholder anticipation over the impending arrival of the world’s …
DIASPORA | Kerry Washington invited to Jamaica as guest of the…
WASHINGTON DC August 14, 2019 - Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has extended an invitation to Emmy and Golden Globe act…
JAMAICA | Tourism Ministry to streamline licences to hotels an…
KINGSTON, July 30, 2019 - In light of a number of breaches uncovered by an audit of security arrangements at some hotels and …
JAMAICA | Bodles Research Station to Evaluate Use of 'Total Mi…
KINGSTON, July 23, 2019 - Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Floyd Green, say…
JAMAICA | Agricultural Society (JAS) to Launch Young Farmers’ …
DEMBIGH, Jamaica, July 11, 2019 - The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) has announced plans to launch a Young Farmers’ Assoc…
Jamaica should Benefit From Reforms Relating to Cannabis – CLA…
KINGSTON, July 9, 2019 - Director of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Delano Seiveright, says emerging reforms in the …
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…
CARICOM has role to play in Venezuela situation says PM Harris
GROS ISLET, July 4, 2019 - Outgoing Chairman of the CARICOM Conference of Heads and Prime Minister of St. Kitts a…
CARICOM | Imposing tax rules outside OECD is unacceptable says…
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, July 4, 2019 - The arbitrary imposition of tax governance and anti-money laundering rules by countries a…
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…
Twitter blocks accounts of Raúl Castro and Cuban state-run med…
Twitter on Wednesday blocked the accounts of the Cuban Communist party leader Raúl Castro, his daughter Mariela Castro as wel…
U.S. denies protective status to Bahamas hurricane evacuees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not give temporary protected immigration status to people from the Bahamas who …
GUYANA | GECOM seeks Jamaica's help in electoral process
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, August 31, 2019 - The Guyana Electoral Commission, GECOM has sought assistance from Jamaica’ s Office of …
TT | Crime and Violence a Public Health Issue says Rowley
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aughust 25, 2019 - Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley yesterday said h…
UNITED STATES | US Vice President Pence lauds Jamaica's Prime …
WASHINGTON, DC. Thursday, August 22, 2019 -- United States Vice President Mike Pence has lauded Prime Minister Andrew Holness…
DIASPORA | Jamaican Olympian Bryon LaBeach to Receive “Brand J…
WASHINGTON DC - August 4, 2019 - A member of Jamaica's relay team at 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games, Byron LaBeach, will b…
JAMAICA | New Jersey based medical mission returns to Jamaica …
WASHINGTON, DC, August 1, 2019 - The New Jersey based Help Jamaica Medical Mission (HJMM) which for nearly a decade has been …
J'cans across the US celebrate island's 57th Anniversary of In…
WASHINGTON DC, July 30, 2019 - The 57th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence is very much in the spotlight with Jamaicans an…
CHILE | Chile's 9/11 Coup: Salvador Allende's Last Words
Leftist former Chilean President Salvador Allende gave his last speech to the nation while the presidential palace wa…
Brazil's PT Warns Lula Prison Transfer Is Political Persecutio…
The substitute judge of the 12th Federal Court of Curitiba Carolina Lebbos decided Wednesday morning to transfer former Presi…
Another US Military Plane Enters Venezuelan Airspace
The Venezuelan Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) denounced Thursday that a U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II electronic spy…
Guatemala Caves to U.S. Pressure, Signs 3rd Country Agreement
Guatemala and the United States signed a migration deal Friday after President Donald Trump, threatened economic sa…
UK | No-Deal Opponents Defeat PM Johnson, Take Control of Parl…
A cross-party alliance defeated Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tuesday in a bid to prevent him from taking the United Kingdom o…
United Kingdom | UK Conservatives Lose Majority In Parliament
On tuesday, Conservative MP Philip Lee announced that he has defected from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats, meanin…
Greenland isn’t Denmark’s to sell: some essential reading for …
Donald Trump is not the first US President to make an offer of buying Greenland from Denmark – but he might be the last.
USA | Angry Trump Cancels Denmark Visit Over Rejected Greenlan…
UNITED STATES | U.S. President Donald Trump has cancelled he trip to Denmark after the European rejected his offer to purchas…
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 | PNP Says Public Confidence in the Justice System is …
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 19, 2019: The People’s National Party (PNP) says public confidence in the nation’s justice system mus…
GUYANA | CCJ refuses to set election date; Gov't, Opposition a…
GEOIRGETOWN, Guyana, July 12, 2019 - The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Friday ruled that it is for Guyana’s Presi…
GUYANA | CARICOM supports judicial process in Guyana/Venezuela…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 10, 2019 - Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) last Thursday expressed su…
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…
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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…
JAMAICA | Jamaica’s Film Industry Scores Big in 2018/19
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 27, 2019 - Jamaica’s Film Commissioner, Renee Robinson, is reporting major success in the Commission’…
JAMAICA | PM Hails Successful Reggae Sumfest
MONTEGO BAY, July 23, 2019 - Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, says the successful staging of Reggae Sumfest 2019 is a po…
JAMAICA | Strong Performance by Local Film Industry in 2018/19
KINGSTON, Jamaica July 23, 2019 - Film Commissioner, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, is report…
Reggae now among world's protected global cultural treasures
KINGSTON, July 9, 2019 - Jamaica's iconic musical artform called Reggae, has been added to a list of international cultural t…
Why the DRC Ebola outbreak was declared a global emergency and…
In mid-July the WHO declared the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of Intern…
Ross University School of Medicine and Saint Peter’s Universit…
JERSEY CITY, N.J.- August 15, 2019, (BUSINESS WIRE)--Hispanics comprise 18 percent1 of the U.S. population yet are only 5 per…
JAMAICA | EBOLA Response Plan Activated to Increase Awareness
KINGSTON, Jamaica July 24, 2019 - The Ebola Virus Disease Response Plan, implemented in 2015, is being activated to inc…
US President Rebuked by Democratic Congresswomen
WASHINGTON DC, July 15, 2019 - The four progressive congresswomen of colour targeted this afternoon in a racist and a mysogen…
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…
Symantec Research Finds More Than Half of Enterprises Believe …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Symantec Corp., the world’s leading cyber security company, today announced new resea…
ANTIGUA | Digicel challenges spectrum confiscation in court
Friday 31st May 2019 – St. John’s, Antigua. In a bid to shield its customers in Antigua & Barbuda from significant servic…
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…
GUYANA | ExxonMobil makes yet another oil find off the coast o…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Sept. 16, 2019 - ExxonMobil has made yet another oil discovery off the coast of Guyana, addin…
JAMAICA | Petrojam stands ready to provide fuel for ships
As new legislation regulating the sulphur content in marine fuel takes effect in January 2020, Petrojam stands ready to suppl…
JAMAICA | Explain Decision to close the Petroleum Corporation …
KINGSTON, Jamaica. September 13, 2019: The People’s National Party’s (PNP) Shadow Minister of Mining and Energy, Mr. Phillip …
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…
Ethiopia’s new year offers a chance to unite the country
Meskerem is the first month in Ethiopia’s unique 13-month calendar. Ethiopia celebrates its New Year on the first day of Mesk…
If Germany atoned for the Holocaust, the US can pay reparation…
The idea of paying reparations for slavery is gaining momentum in the United States, despite being long derided as an unreali…
Afro-Latinos Among Most Underprivileged in Region
For centuries, Afro-descended peoples have faced discrimination, hardship, and social exclusion around the world. In Latin Am…
Historic Hurricane Dorian slams northern Bahamas,
MONTEGO BASY, September 1, 2019 - Bahamians on Sunday felt the catastrophic effects of hurricane Dorian which was upgraded to…
Hurricane Dorian targets the Bahamas -Evacuation Ordered from …
NASSAU, Bahamas, August 31, 2019 - Hurricane Dorian bore down on the Bahamas as a fierce Category 4 storm Saturday, with new …
Barbados Residents on a Tropical Storm Watch
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, August 25, 2019 - Residents across Barbados have been urged to closely monitor the approach of Tropical…
JAMAICA | Outram River Discolouration Confirmed As Red Tide
KINGSTON, Jamaica August 22, 2019 - The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is confirming that the ‘reddish-pink’…
JAMAICA | The Cockpit Country: An Environmental, Cultural and …
KINGSTON, August 8, 2019 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government of Jamaica is sensitive to the envir…
JAMAICA | Bartlett Urges Regional Response to Curtail Sargassu…
KINGSTON, Jamaica July 27, 2019 -Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, says a strong collective regional effort is needed t…
JAMAICA | Jamaica seeks support to revise current NDCs
Jamaica has formally requested support from the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Partnership to undertake a revisi…
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