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JAMAICA | Psychologist warns against pro…
MONTEGO BAY, March 4, 2021 - As thousands of students are forced to get their education virtually, or on-line, noted child psychologist, Dr Pearnel Bell is advising against having children...
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Venezuela rejects Guyana´s accusation fo…
Caracas, Mar 4 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan government on Wednesday described Guyana´s accusations of an alleged violation of its territorial sovereignty by air force fighter jets as inaccurate and false.
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GUYANA | Opposition Protest over alleged…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 4, 2021 - Thursday’s Sitting of Guyana’s National Assembly was suspended after the Opposition stood in protest against the Speaker’s refusal to ban MP Kwame Mc Coy...
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IMF BLOG | The Evidence Is in on Negativ…
IMF BLOG March 4, 2021 - Interest rates are low, and “lower for longer” has become something of a mantra among policy makers, regulators, and other market watchers. But negative interest rates...
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Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington lauds…
WASHINGTON DC, March 2, 2021 - Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States Audrey P. Marks, has lauded the contribution of Jamaican and other Caribbean immigrants to the development of the...
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GUYANA | Scotiabank’s announced sale of …
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 4, 2021 - Guyana’s Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh has expressed his dissatisfaction with the decision by Scotiabank Guyana to announce the sale of its local operations.
04-03-2021 Hits:18 Business & Economy
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JAMAICA | 65% Of Population Targeted For…
KINGSTON, Jamaica March 3, 2021 - The Government has set a target to vaccinate 65 per cent of the population by March 31, 2022. The vaccination process is slated to...
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JAMAICA | New arrival date for COVID-19 …
KINGSTON, Jamaica March 3, 2021 - The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that Jamaica is now to receive its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, March...
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Abducted girls released in northwest Nig…
While the release of more than 200 girls abducted from their school on Friday in northwest Nigeria is a welcome development said senior UN officials there on Tuesday, civilians and...
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Ongoing demolition of Palestinian Bedoui…
Two independent UN human rights experts are urging Israel to halt efforts to demolish the Palestinian village of Humsa Al-Bqai'a, fearing it is part of a wider pattern of forcible...
03-03-2021 Hits:27 World News
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JAMAICA | Olivia 'Babsy' Grange pays tri…
KINGSTON, Marc h 2, 2021 - “The passing of Bunny Wailer, whose correct name is Neville O’Riley Livingston, has left a void in the culture and entertainment sector that may...
02-03-2021 Hits:31 Entertainment
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JAMAICA | Bunny Wailer is dead at the ag…
KINGSTON, Jamaica March 2, 2021 - Legendary Reggae singer, percussionist, songwriter, Neville O’Riley “Bunny Wailer” Livingston is dead at the age of 73. He died in the Medical Associates...
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NEW YORK | Alumni stage Easter concert t…
NEW YORK, NY. Monday, March 1, 2021 --- While the government and allied stakeholders continue to assess the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the delivery of education in...
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JAMAICA | Gov't to Allow operation of So…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 1, 2021 -Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that a Cabinet sub-committee is working with the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) to develop a model through which...
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JAMAICA |. No Politics and Favoritism Ar…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 1, 2021 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government has given great consideration to its deliberations on the Covid-19 vaccines, being careful to ensure the selection...
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JAMAICA | As COVID-19 cases spike, Holn…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 1, 2021 - As Jamaica's COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced new and stricter measures under the Disaster Risk Management Act, effective...
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JAMAICA under cyber threat says PM Holness, urges vigilance
KINGSTON, February 25, 2021- Prime Minister Andrew Holness says It has been assessed that over the past few weeks there have …
JAMAICA | UK Travel Restrictions To Be Extended
KINGSTON, February 25, 2021 - The Government of Jamaica will be extending the current travel restrictions and protocols…
JAMAICA | Opposition Calls for Greater Details on Social Insur…
KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Opposition Spokesman on Labour and Social Security, Senator Dr. Floyd Morris is callin…
JAMAICA | PNP wants Government to come clean regarding JAMCOVI…
Kingston, Jamaica:— The Opposition Spokesperson on Science, Technology and Commerce, Hugh Graham is demanding that the …
GUYANA | Opposition protest Lock-out from National Assembly
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 12, 2021 – Guyana’s Opposition has demanded an apology from House Speaker Mansoor Nadir, f…
GUYANA | Any removal of GECOM officials will institutionalise …
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 12, 2021 - While Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is insisting that the Guyana Elections Commission…
GUYANA | Opposition laments Guyana's surrender of its non-alig…
GEORGETOWN, February 9, 2021 – Guyana’s APNU/AFC Coalition Opposition is of the opinion that Guyana has to rebuild its indepe…
HAITI | President Jovenel Moïse alleges coup conspiracy; 20 a…
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian President Jovenel Moïse announced Sunday that police have arrested more than 20 people h…
CDB projects regional economic growth of 3.8% in 2021
Caribbean Development Bank - February 25, 2021 – After an extremely difficult year in which the economies of its 19 Borrowing…
GUYANA | Walton Desir slams Gov't on Racial discrimination - F…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 22, 2021 - Coalition M.P. and Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Amanza Walton Desir, pulled no pun…
BARBADOS | Economy Likely To Lose $150 Million In February
BRIDGETOWN, February 15, 2021 - Barbados is expected to lose about $150 million in economic activity for the mont…
Latin America and Caribbean’s Winding Road to Recovery
Latin America and Caribbean economies managed to bounce back from COVID-19’s initial economic devastation earlier in 2020.&nb…
CARICOM is preparing a joint policy on tourism
Bridgetown, Feb 20 (Prensa Latina) The countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are currently working on outlining a jo…
‘My Heartbeats JA’ Provides One-Stop Shop For Romantic Getaway…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, - Tourists looking to book their wedding, honeymoon or romantic getaway in Jamaica can now do so t…
UNITED STATES | US CDC issues Covid-19 health alert
MONTEGO BAY, January 18, 2020 - The United States has issued an order requiring incoming passengers to provide pro…
JAMAICA | Sandals Resorts International to offer guests virus …
Montego Bay – January 18, 2020 - Effective January 26, Sandals Resorts International will be offering complimentary COVID-19 …
GUYANA | IICA, NAREI working to promote climate-smart agricult…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Dec. 7, 2020 - The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) and the Inter-American …
JAMAICA | Phillips pays tribute to Alan Ricards
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 30, 2020 - President of the People’s National Party (PNP) and Leader of the Opposition Dr. Peter…
BARBADOS | FAO Project Launched to train persons in aquaponics…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, August 1, 2020 - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has collaborated with the M…
JAMAICA | Basil Waite laments the impending closure of Appleto…
St Elizabeth, Jamaica, July 21, 2020: People’s National Party’s parliamentary candidate for North East St. Elizabeth, M…
CARICOM | Member States to get additional training in e-procu…
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana - Friday, 26 February 2021 - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member S…
COMMUNIQUÉ: 32nd Intersessional Meeting, CARICOM Heads of Gov…
The Thirty-Second Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was he…
CARICOM | Region must continue to address crime and violence a…
CARICOM, February 25, 2021 - Even as the Region focuses on recovery post-COVID-19 and the health and socioeconomic wellbeing …
CARICOM Chair underscores importance of regionalism, multilate…
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, February 24, 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has served as a reminder of the importance and …
T&T | Caribbean Airlines reports US$109M in losses due to …
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago - Caribbean Airlines has recorded an operating loss of US$109.2m in the financial year end…
HAITI | Opposition names new transitional leader amid presiden…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The Haitian opposition on Monday escalated a constitutional crisis by naming a magistrate as an in…
HAITI | US accepts Haiti president on term but urges restraint
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — The United States on Friday accepted unpopular Haitian President Jovenel Moise's clai…
GUYANA | Harmon tells India: Charrandass Persaud as Guyana's H…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Feb. 5, 2021 - Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon has written to India’s External Affairs Minister India exp…
DIASPORA | Jamaica’s Ambassador Audrey Marks to launch monthly…
Washington, D.C, February 27, 2021 Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey P. Marks, is to laun…
DIASPORA | Julius Garvey to spotlight Caribbean diaspora contr…
WASHINGTON, DC - The contribution of members of the Caribbean diaspora to the United States will be highlighted as part of Bl…
President Biden Sends Immigration Bill to Congress aimed at Mo…
WASHINGTON DC, February 18, 2021 - US President Joe Biden has sent a comprehensive immigration bill to Congress which propose…
DIASPORA | Another JA$3-M in Laptops and Tablets Shipped to UJ…
NEW YORK, NY, February 18, 2021 - The Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (UJAA) out of New York have sent yet another ship…
EU summons its ambassador to Cuba to explain letter to Biden
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has summoned its ambassador to Cuba to return to Brussels to explain himself after he re…
FRANCE | Cuba's resistance against blockade, aggressions ackn…
Paris, Jan 1 (Prensa Latina) The French 'Cuba Linda' association congratulated Cuba on Friday on the 62nd anniversary of the …
Venezuela salutes 62nd anniversary of triumph of Cuban Revolut…
Caracas, Jan 1 (Prensa Latina) The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, sent a message of admiration and commitment to the…
Venezuela reiterates rejection of ICJ ruling on the Essequibo
Caracas, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza rejected Saturday the interpretation of the International Cour…
Bobi Wine has already changed the Ugandan opposition. Can he c…
Just three weeks into his official campaign for the Ugandan presidency, Ugandan musician and parliamentarian Robert Kyagulany…
Under-reported Crisis in Africa's Sahel region threatens stabi…
There seems to be no end in sight for the continued massacre of innocent lives that have been taking place in Niger and surro…
NIGERIA | At least 110 civilians killed in ‘gruesome’ Nigeria …
A “gruesome” massacre against farmers in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 110 people, the United Nations has said, raisin…
UNITED STATES | Whereabouts of over 600 minors in the US is un…
Washington, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) US authorities do not know the whereabouts of more than 600 immigrant minors lost due to t…
CHINA takes parting shot at ‘lying and cheating’ Pompeo
BEIJING (Reuters) – With hours left in Donald Trump’s presidency, China’s foreign ministry took aim at its chief U.S. antagon…
CHINA imposes fresh sanctions on US officials over Hong Kong a…
Beijing, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) China on Monday imposed reciprocal sanctions on US politicians and officials in reciprocity t…
“No One Took Us Seriously”: Black Cops Warned About Racist Cap…
When Kim Dine took over as the new chief of the U.S. Capitol Police in 2012, he knew he had a serious problem. Since 2001, hu…
US: Trump Plans to Ban China's e-Commerce Giant, Alibaba
UNITED STATES. August 16, 2020 - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday admitted he is considering banning from the U.S the …
IMF Approves US$4.3 Billion in Support to South Africa for the…
Washington, DC – July 27, 2020: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved South Africa…
COVID-19 to plunge global economy into worst recession since W…
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2020 — The swift and massive shock of the coronavirus pandemic and shutdown measures to contain it have p…
NEW YORK | UN Seeks Financing Solutions to COVID-19 Meltdown
NEW YORK, 28 May 2020 — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau …
Trial opens in France over herbicides used by US in Vietnam
Paris, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) The Evry court on Monday opened the trial of 19 companies from the United States that manufactu…
GUYANA | High Court dismisses APNU/AFC election petition on a …
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 18, 2021- The Opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) will not…
T&T | Trinidad Judge rules police raid on media house unco…
PORT-OF-SPAIN- January 18, 2021 - The Trinidad and Tobago High Court ruled last Wednesday, that a police decision to carry ou…
GUYANA | Haitians disappear, but their case will be heard says…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana December 20, 2020 - The case involving the alleged violation of the fundamental rights of 26 Haitians who …
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JAMAICA | PNP offers condolences on passing of Luton Shelton
MONTEGO BAY, January 23, 2021 - Opposition Spokesperson on Sports, Senator Gabriela Morris, has expressed sadness at th…
JAMAICA | Jamaican athletic legend Usain Bolt awaits test resu…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 21, 2020- Jamaica’s athletic legend and retired Olympic sprint champion, Usain Bolt, is awaiting th…
JAMAICA | JaTallawahs weigh in on Chris Gayle issue I Its Just…
JAMAICA April 30 - (Sportsmax) – The Jamaica Tallawahs have claimed that the decision to not retain Chris Gayle for the 2020 …
Chris Gayle Points to Political Spite in departure from Tallaw…
OPPOSITION Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has seemingly followed through on a threat made to Jamaican cricketer Chris Gayle to put him…
African/German Reggae Singer, Julie Lioness Releases New Singl…
German based pop artiste Julie Lioness is best known for her collaborations with international DJs, backing vocals for Ed She…
JAMAICA | Culture Minister, Opposition Leader, Pay Tribute to …
KINGSTON, February 18, 2021 - Opposition Leader, Mark Golding and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport …
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to appear in Oprah Winfrey prim…
(CNN) Oprah Winfrey has landed the first major interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry since the duo announced they …
Marooned in Nova Scotia, A story of the Jamaican Maroons in C…
Award-winning Jamaican born Canadian author Horane Smith returns to the genre that he’s best known for in his eighth novel- M…
JAMAICA | New arrival date for COVID-19 vaccine shipment from …
KINGSTON, Jamaica March 3, 2021 - The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that Jamaica is now to receive its first sh…
JAMAICA |. No Politics and Favoritism Around COVID-19 Vaccinat…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 1, 2021 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government has given great consideration to its d…
JAMAICA | As COVID-19 cases spike, Holness announces new meas…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 1, 2021 - As Jamaica's COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Prime Minister Andrew Holness ha…
CUBA'S COVID-19 Vaccine, Soberana 02 could be ready by late Ap…
HAVANA, Cuba, February 27, -- Forced by punishing economic sanctions from the United States to come up with its o…
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'S Telecom Regulators give more directives to Flow, Dig…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 18, 2020 - Beginning today, communication providers Flow and Digicel will be required to provid…
UNITED NATIONS | A ‘digital canyon’: 1.3 billion school childr…
UNITED NATIONS, New York, December 1, 2020 - A staggering two-thirds of world’s school-aged children – 1.3 billion chil…
UNITED STATES | Apple unveils first Macs built to run more lik…
SAN RAMON, California (AP) — Apple is rolling out new Mac computers powered by the same kind of chips that run iPhones and iP…
JAMAICA | Jamaica must transform approach to technology to com…
KINGSTON, July 27, 2020 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica must fundamentally transform its approach to tec…
CARICOM | November is CARICOM Energy Month
CARICOM Secretariat, November 1, 2020 - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) during the month of November will for the fifth yea…
GUYANA a low-cost oil supplier, as world still needs almost 50…
Hess Corporation, one of the co-venturers in the Stabroek Block, is keeping its eyes on Guyana as a low-cost supplier of oil…
GUYANA | ExxonMobil makes 18th oil discovery offshore Guyana
GEORGETOWN, SEPT. 9, 2020 - ExxonMobil has made its 18th discovery offshore Guyana at the Redtail-1 well which will add to th…
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GUYANA | What happened to the powerful ABC&E Diplomatic Co…
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, November 2, 2020 - Among the loudest whispered questions in Georgetown, today, is what’s happened to th…
CUBA | Monetary unification is paramount to reorder Cuba's eco…
Havana, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) Monetary and exchange unification is a necessary condition at present, although it is not enou…
JAMAICA | Michael Manley, International political gladiator
There is a popular expression that says “pressure bus pipe.” Prime Minister Andrew Holness, as is reported in The Glean…
Duchess of Sussex wins privacy case against the Mail
LONDON, February 14, 2021 - The Guardian - The Duchess of Sussex has won her high court privacy case against the Mail on Sund…
Why a shootout between Black Panthers and law enforcement 50 y…
In the early hours of Feb. 10, 1971, police surrounded a property in High Point, North Carolina, where members of the Black P…
From slave to Georgetown financier, how Guinea’s Yarrow Mamout…
The Georgetown Library has a portrait of a black man hanging on its walls. Knowing the history of Georgetown as a white eliti…
WEATHER | Tropical storm warning issued for sections of the Ca…
MIAMI, Florida (AP) — Forecasters have issued a tropical storm warning for Puerto Rico and other parts of the Caribbean as of…
A Tropical Storm Warning and Hurricane Watch remain in effect …
The Barbados Meteorological Service(BMS) in its 8 a.m. update said a Tropical Storm Warning and Hurricane Watch remain i…
WEATHER | Gonzalo weakening in intensity, Storm warning discon…
Tropical Storm warnings have been discontinued for Barbados and St Vincent and the Grenadines. It appears that Saharan dust i…
Gabon’s large trees store huge amounts of carbon. What must be…
Large trees are the living, breathing giants that tower over tropical forests, providing habitat and food for countless anima…
Cuba’s clean rivers show the benefits of reducing nutrient pol…
For most of the past 60 years, the United States and Cuba have had very limited diplomatic ties. President Barack Obama start…
JAMAICA | NEPA Encourages Beach Operators to get licenced
KINGSTON, March 28, 2020- The National Environmental and Planning Agency, NEPA, has embarked on a programme aimed at encourag…
JAMAICA | NEPA appealing for help to catch crocodile killers
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 2, 2020 - The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is aware of a series of videos a…
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