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GUYANA | GECOM to decide on the way forw…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 2, 2020 - The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is expected to take a decision on Friday as to when the much awaited recount of the ballots in...
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Commander Janice Smith Breaks Barriers
KINGSTON, Mrch 27, 2020 - Jamaica is known for shaping the world in many ways. Correspondingly, our sports, music, culture and brains have led disruptive and improving changes globally throughout...
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EGYPT | Children Political Prisoners Fac…
The Egyptian military is "detaining children, disappearing and torturing them," said a joint report released this week by Human Rights Watch and Belady: An Island for Humanity.
02-04-2020 Hits:14 Opinion
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JAMAICA to launch COVID-19 fundraising t…
WASHINGTON DC, April 2, 2020 - The government wants to raise ten million US dollars from the Jamaican diaspora overseas to help Jamaica’s health sector to mobilize additional resources in...
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Immigrant Workers Are Vital to the U.S. …
WASHINGTON DC, April 2, 2020 - – Six million immigrant workers are at the frontlines of keeping U.S. residents healthy, safe and fed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a...
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JAMAICA | PNP Urges Additional Testing t…
KINGSTON, JAMAICA – April, 2, 2020: The People’s National Party says the current testing numbers and protocols are not sufficient to give a true picture of the levels of Coronavirus infection...
02-04-2020 Hits:18 Health
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JAMAICA | PNP MPs were advised late for …
KINGSTON, April 1, 2020 - The Peoples National Party has lashed out at the Leader of Government Business Karl Samuda, for suggesting that the Opposition’s absence from Parliament yesterday was...
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JAMAICA | PNP wants long term strategic …
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 1, 2020: People’s National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Victor Wright, says government must provide long-term support for local agriculture to ensure the...
01-04-2020 Hits:19 Agriculture
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GUYANA | Full Court rules it has no juri…
GEORGETOWN, March 31, 2020 – Guyana’s Full Court has ruled that it has no jurisdiction to hear a judicial review of the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) decision to order a...
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JAMAICA | PM Holness Announces Nightly I…
KINGSTON, March 31, 2020 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced nightly islandwide curfews for a period of seven (7) days with effect from 8:00pm on April 1, 2020 to 6:00am...
31-03-2020 Hits:22 Health
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GUYANA | Full Court to hear appeal on ju…
GEORGETOWN, March 30, 2020 - The Full complement of Guyana’s High Court will on Tuesday examine a request from Ulita Moore for a judicial review of the Guyana Elections Commission’s...
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JAMAICA | Golding wants Safety Net to pr…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 30, 2020: People’s National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister of Finance and Mark Golding M.P. is calling on the Government to put in place a comprehensive safety net...
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JAMAICA | Declare a State of Emergency i…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 30, 2020: People's National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister of Justice Senator Donna Scott-Mottley says while note must be taken of two developing narratives in relation to the...
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JAMAICA | PNP wants Electricity, fuel ta…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 29, 2020: The People's National Party’s (PNP) Shadow Minister on Energy, Mr. Phillip Paulwell, wants taxes on energy to be lifted immediately, as the nation continues its...
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GUYANA now has 8 confirmed COVID-19 case…
The total number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) now stands at eight but the number of deaths remains at one, Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence said...
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JAMAICA | BOJ Announces Measures To Main…
KINGSTON, March 27, 2020 - The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced measures aimed at maintaining order in the financial system, in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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JAMAICA | PNP wants Electricity, fuel taxes, NWC Lock offs sus…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 29, 2020: The People's National Party’s (PNP) Shadow Minister on Energy, Mr. Phillip Paulwell, wants…
JAMAICA | Provide Economic Relief for Tourism’s Most Vulnerabl…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 23, 2020: People's National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister of Tourism Dr. Wykeham McNeill is reiteratin…
JAMAICA | Increase PATH payment to Parents instead of food to …
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 21, 2020: Shadow Minister of Education, Peter Bunting, is imploring the Ministry of Education …
JAMAICA| Jackson wants Strict COVID-19 Screening at Ports of E…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 19, 2020: The People’s National Party’s Shadow Minister of National Security, Fitz Jackson, sa…
GUYANA | Full Court to hear appeal on jurisdiction in National…
GEORGETOWN, March 30, 2020 - The Full complement of Guyana’s High Court will on Tuesday examine a request from Ulita Moore fo…
GUYANA A Sovereign State Governed by The Rule of Law Says Gov…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 28, 2020 - The Government of Guyana on Saturday responded to the summoning Guyana’s Ambassador to W…
GUYANA | High Court has jurisdiction to hear elections case
GEORGETOWN, March 27, 2020 - The Guyana Supreme Court says that body has the authority to hear a request for a judicial revie…
GUYANA | US Steps up Pressure, Summons Ambassador Over Electio…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 26, 2020- Despite the fact that the United States is aware that the Guyana elections have bee…
IMF Debt Relief Trust to help Low Income Countries Fight COVI…
Washington, DC – March 27, 2020. In direct response to the COVID-19 crisis the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Bo…
HAITI | IMF offers Haiti 'Rapid Credit Facility' to combat COV…
WASHINGTON, DC, March 27, 2020 - The IMF is to provide a Rapid Support Facility to help Haiti address the effects of a mounti…
GUYANA: World’s Fastest-Growing Economy Dims says Bloomberg
When Exxon Mobil Corp. came to Guyana, the U.S. oil giant brought with it the promise of extraordinary economic growth. Now t…
JAMAICA | Opposition wants Robust Response to COVID19 Economic…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 18, 2020: The Opposition is calling for an early and robust fiscal response to counter the unfolding…
JAMAICA | 8,000 Tourism Workers To Be Certified By 2022
KINGSTON, March 1, 2020 - Some 8,000 tourism workers who do not have formal training are being targeted by the Government for…
The Official Guyana Rum Route Discovering Home of World’s Best…
Georgetown, Guyana, February 14, 2020: The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has launched its official rum route in collaboratio…
JAMAICA | Half Moon Hotel adds new luxury resort Experience un…
WASHINGTON DC, January 23, 2020- Having assumed the management of the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, one of Jamaica’s most e…
JAMAICA | Port Royal Welcomes First Cruise Ship
KINGSTON, January 21, 2020 - The historic town of Port Royal, in Kingston, welcomed its first cruise ship, the Marella Discov…
AFRICA | The best time to harvest yams? Science says when the …
Nigeria accounts for 60% of the world’s [yam output] and 74% of the total production in West Africa. Grown as a staple food, …
JAMAICA | More Traditional Ganja Growers To Take Part In Alter…
KINGSTON, JANUARY 18, 2020 - Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green…
JAMAICA | PNP wants help for coffee farmers - Questions China …
KINGSTON, Jamaica. December 17, 2019: People’s National Party (PNP) Caretaker for St. Andrew East Rural, Mrs. Joan Gordon-Web…
JAMAICA | No Apology PNP tells Shaw! Await Auditor General's P…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 7, 2019: People’s National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister of Agriculture and Member of Parliam…
CARICOM | CARICOM Urges GECOM to continue with the Region 4 el…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 7, 2020 - The CARICOM ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION says it accepts that the tabulation proces…
CARICOM Heads meet on Sunday amidst the Spread of COVID-19
BARBADOS, February 29, 2020 - Against the background of the World Health Organization raising the global risk assessmen…
CARICOM affirms solidarity with Cuba
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government have expressed …
CARICOM to mount fact-finding mission to Haiti
As Haiti continues to struggling with gang violence, kidnappings and political unrest, it remains a challenge to CARICOM Head…
T&T | Trinidad and Tobago closes borders to foreigners for…
MONTEGO BAY, March 16, 2020- The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr. Keith Rowley, says his country will disconnect fro…
GUYANA | Witnesses to Violent Crimes between 2002-2008 Killed …
GEORGETOWN, March 1, 2020-Presidential candidate for A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC), D…
HAITI | Haitian leaders urged to end political impasse
NEW YORK, NY, February 26, 2020 - Leaders in Haiti must step up and end the impasse between Pre…
Costa Ricans condemn increased US aggressiveness against Cuba
San José, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivarian Circle Yamileth López and the Costa Rican Popular Center for Social Studies (…
DIASPORA | American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) Donates Protectiv…
New York, NY, March 28, 2020 - As the number of persons testing positive for the COVID-19 virus in Jamaica moved to 30 …
DIASPORA | Returning Jamaicans Advised To Keep Abreast Of Meas…
KINGSTON, March 19, 2020 - The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is encouraging Jamaicans planning to retur…
JAMAICA | COVID19 causes Consulates to Close in New York, Wash…
KINGSTON, March 13, 2020 - Jamaica will be closing its Consulate General in New York, and the consular sections in Washington…
Jamaica’s NY Consul General calls on Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn…
DIASPORA, New York, March 2020 - The Mayor of Mount Vernon, New York, Mrs Shawyn Patterson Howard, is to hold discussio…
Venezuelan Opposition Rejects Juan Guaido's Leadership
The Venezuelan opposition stated on Sunday that they would not be seeking the reelection of the self-proclaime…
BOLIVIA | Bolivian Police Asks Mexican Embassy to Hand Over Re…
La Paz Police Commander William Cordero Tuesday demanded that Mexico hand over supporters and former officials of the Mo…
Latin America | Mexico Accuses Bolivia of Intimidating Its Dip…
Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said Monday that it was “deeply concerned” about “excessive” surveillance of the …
BOLIVIA | Evo Morales Vows to Return to Bolivia After Right-Wi…
The democratically elected President of Bolivia, Evo Morales has congratulated the Movement for Socialism…
Trump’s so-called Mideast ‘peace plan’ dispossesses Palestinia…
Nothing is further from a peace effort than the plan that Israel and the Donald Trump administration have concocted for Pales…
Trump restricts immigration from Nigeria and five other countr…
WASHINGTON, DC, January 31, 2020 - The Trump administration has expanded its curb on immigrants of six more countries t…
Palestinians Threaten to Quit Oslo Agreement Over Trump Plan
The Palestinian Liberation Organization has threatened to quit the Oslo Accords agreement that was&n…
Britain Secretly Funded Reuters in 60s and 70s Using the BBC
The British government secretly funded Reuters News Agency in the 1960s and 1970s as part of an anti-Soviet propaganda progra…
Antoinette Sayeh proposed as Deputy Managing Director of the I…
UNITED STATES, February 25, 2020 - Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to…
China Forecasts slower Economic Growth in 2020 due to Covid-19
Beijing, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will lose momentum and will only expand between 5.3 and …
IMF Concerned about Impact of COVID-19 Virus on World Economy
RIYADH, February 22, 2020 - Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva today sounde…
Palestinians will never be convinced a deal with Israel is wor…
With typical Trumpian bombast, the so-called “deal of the century” for Israel-Palestine “peace” was unveiled in Washington on…
GUYANA | Court orders Region 4 election Tabulation to Resume b…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 11, 2020 - Chief Justice Roxane George has ordered the Guyana Election Commission’s (GECOM) R…
GUYANA | Guyana High Court Will hear oral arguments in electio…
GEORGETOWN, March 10, 2020 - Chief Justice, Roxane George-Wiltshire will hear arguments in the Guyana Region 4 election matte…
UNITED NATIONS | ‘Unanimous’ ICC gives go-ahead to probe Afgha…
Prosecutors have been given the green light to investigate alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan - an…
GUYANA | ICJ to hear Guyana/Venezuela border Case March 23
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Wednesday February 12, 2020 – The International Court of Justice, the ICJ says it will be hearing argumen…
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Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas Set Triple Jump World Record: 15.43 …
Venezuela’s 24-year-old athlete Yulimar Rojas Friday set a new triple jump indoor world record in Madrid, Spain, with a …
JAMAICA | Wavel Hinds wants urgent repairs to the National Sta…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 24, 2020 – With just a month to go before the 110th staging of the Boys and Girls Athle…
With World Half Marathon Record, Yeshaneh Makes History for Et…
When Ababel Yeshaneh crossed the finish line at the Ras Al-Khaimah Half Marathon on Friday morning (21) in a world record of …
Rojas Breaks World Indoor Triple Jump Record in Madrid
With her final attempt of the evening, Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas bounded out to a world indoor triple jump record of 15.43m* …
JAMAICA | Reggae Films in the Park, February 2020
KINGSTON, February 2020 - The softer side of Reggae was seen on Valentine’s Day at Emancipation Park, St. Andrew. “One …
JAMAICA | Happy Birthday Uncle Charlie Hyatt, you are a hero !
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 16, 2020 - Not all heroes wear capes. Normally, when people hear the word “hero”, they thin…
DIASPORA | Freddie McGreggor awarded, Lobby on for Reggae Gram…
MIRAMAR, Fla, Feb 10, 2020 - Jamaica’s Reggae superstar, Freddie McGreggor, was the toast of the city of Miramar, Florida, la…
DIASPORA | Reggae Music Exhibition opens at the Jamaican Consu…
NEW YORK, NY, February 3, 2020 - A large number of Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica turned out on Friday evening to witness t…
JAMAICA | PM Holness Announces Nightly Islandwide Curfews for …
KINGSTON, March 31, 2020 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced nightly islandwide curfews for a period of seven…
GUYANA now has 8 confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death
The total number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) now stands at eight but the number of deaths remains …
JAMAICA | Gov't tightens restrictions to limit spread of COVID…
KINGSTON, March 24, 2020 - The number of persons in Jamaica who have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) have gone…
CARICOM | Include Persons with Disabilities in Fight Against …
CARICOM, Georgetown, Guyana- March 245, 2020 - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Special Rapporteur on Disability, Sena…
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…
GUYANA | Digicel slams gov’t for “dark ages” telecoms sector, …
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 31, 2020 - A day after the Minister of Public Telecommunications, Cathy Hughes, boasted of …
Building a digital archive for decaying paper documents, prese…
Paper documents are still priceless records of the past, even in a digital world. Primary sources stored in local archives th…
JAMAICA | Adult Citizens Can Now Renew Passports Online
KINGSTON, December 12, 2019 - Jamaica's Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) says its online passp…
JAMAICA | Consumer Affairs Commission Launches Mobile App
KINGSTON, December 12, 2019 - The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has launched a new mobile app, called the CAC Jamai…
GUYANA | Hess Announces Oil Discovery at Uaru, Offshore Guyana…
NEW YORK--January 27, 2020 - (BUSINESS WIRE)--Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) today announced another oil discovery offshore Guy…
GUYANA | First Shipment of Oil from Guyana on its way to Texas…
GEORGETOWN, January 21, 2020 - Guyana’s first million barrels of light crude from the Stabroek Block left Georgetown on Monda…
GUYANA | Barbados company selected to sell gov’t’s first 3 mil…
The Guyana government has chosen the Barbados-headquartered Shell Western Supply and Trading (SWST) Limited to sell the count…
JAMAICA | AJ Nicholson Confronts Delroy Chuck on his attitude …
KINGSTON, March 21, 2020 - Former Attorney General and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Attorney-at-Law, AJ Nic…
JAMAICA | Will Holness Choose Maria Fernada Espinosa, as OAS G…
KINGSTON, March 8, 2020 - The Jamaica Peace Council is concerned about a recent statement by Prime Minister Andrew Holness th…
Venezuela in 2019: a successful year of resistance
CARACAS, Venezuela, January 26, 2020 - The failure of Juan Guaido to be re-elected as president of the National Assembl…
JAMAICA | Harmony at home breeds less crime, fewer criminal ga…
LUCEA, Hanover November 23, 2019 - Scores of residents in Hanover were exposed to the virtues of good parenting and partnersh…
Yes, the research confirms: Managers shouldn’t sleep with subo…
U.S. Rep. Katie Hill recently stepped down after information about an affair with a campaign staffer, and allegations of one …
How much of a difference does the number of kids in a classroo…
Chicago’s teachers went on strike in October, suspending instruction for the city’s public school students for 11 days. Educa…
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) gears up to help the Bahamas
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Tuesday, 3 September 2019 - Today, the hearts of the people of the Caribbean are heavy. Once again one of…
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 …
JAMAICA | Gov’t Taking Disaster Resilience Seriously – Holness
MONTEGO BAY, February 28, 2020- Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says the Government is taking seriously its responsibili…
NCRIPP Lauded As An Innovative Tool For Region
BRODGETOWN, Barbados, February 18, 2020 - The National Coastal Risk Information Planning Platform (NCRIPP) has been des…
JAMAICA | Mangroves estimated to provide US$32.7 million in pr…
KINGSTON, November 22, 2019 - A study on Jamaica’s mangroves has estimated that they provide approximately US$32.7 million do…
Microplastics, microbeads and single-use plastics poisoning se…
UNITED NATIONS, New York, NY, November 4, 2019 - Between 60 to 90 per cent of the litter that accumulates o…
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