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JAMAICA | Susan Bogle's death part of tr…
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, June 2, 2020: People's National Party’s (PNP) Shadow Minister of National Security, MP Fitz Jackson, says the shooting death of Ms. Susan Bogle of August Town is a...
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JAMAICA | PNP Settles all 63 Candidates …
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, June 2, 2020: The Executive Committee of the People's National Party (PNP) has deliberated and approved at its meeting tonight the final four candidates to complete the slate of...
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DIASPORA | NAJASO to Rebrand and Relaunc…
WASHINGTON, DC, June 2, 2020 – Newly elected president of The National Association of Jamaican and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO) Dr. Joyce El Ali, plans to rebrand and relaunch the 47-year-old...
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SURINAME | Santokhi expects NDP to suppo…
PARAMARIBO – June 1, 2020 - VHP President and the man who is expected to become the next president of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi says he is seeking cooperation from NDP’s...
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CUBA | Cuba condemns terrorism and polit…
HAVANA, Cuba, June 1, 2020 – Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected what it calls “the slanderous inclusion of Cuba in a US State Department list of countries which...
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JAMAICA | As Tourism Sector Re-Opens, PN…
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Monday June 1, 2020: People’s National Party’s (PNP) Shadow Minister of Tourism, Member of Parliament Dr Wykeham McNeill, wants prime minister Andrew Holness to immediately clarify the testing...
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JAMAICA | Who Protects Worker's Health, …
MONTEGO BAY, June 1, 2020 - With the opening of Jamaica’s borders to international visitors on June 15, there is widespread concern that uncontrolled access by visitors to Jamaica’s tourism...
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GUYANA VOTES | APNU accuses GECOM of ign…
GEORGETOWN, April 1, 2020 - A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) General Secretary, Joseph Harmon on Saturday assailed the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for failing to respond to at least...
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GUYANA | No Political Party should fear …
Georgetown, Guyana, May 31, 2020 - GECOM Commissioner Vincent Alexander is of the opinion that any political party that is of the opinion that it has won the March 2...
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JAMAICA | Borders open to Ja Nationals J…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 31, 2020 – The island’s borders will be opened to Jamaican nationals as of Monday, the first of June, while international travellers will be allowed in the...
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Political Plotters and Players, the Cari…
AS I was expecting an easy win for the Coalition at the March 2, 2020 elections, I wrote in this column that the APNU+AFC was heading for the “Triple Crown.”...
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO| Retail stores open…
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, May 31, 2020 - Prime Minister Dr the Hon Keith Rowley has announced a further relaxation of the COVID-19 restrictions effective the first of June, as Trinidad and...
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JAMAICA opens in June? Flights resume to…
KINGSTON, Saturday May 30, 2020 – A number of United States based airlines are set to operate flights out of Jamaica to the United States starting next week, according to...
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GUYANA VOTES | 'Facts' unveiled in recou…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 30, 2020 - Missing Oaths of Identity; missing Certificates of Employment; missing poll books; stuffed ballot boxes and unstamped ballots are among the evidence of APNU+AFC counting...
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JAMAICA | Shahine Robinson dies at 66, H…
KINGSTON, May 30, 2020 - Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, died at home in St. Ann on Friday (May 29) at the age of 66. Robinson...
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JAMAICA | PIOJ predicts 14% contraction …
KINGSTON, May 28, 2020 - The Jamaican economy is expected to contract by as much as 14 per cent during the April to June quarter. This is the forecast from...
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JAMAICA opens in June? Flights resume to the United States
KINGSTON, Saturday May 30, 2020 – A number of United States based airlines are set to operate flights out of Jamaica to…
JAMAICA | Shahine Robinson dies at 66, Hailed as a true servan…
KINGSTON, May 30, 2020 - Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, died at home in St. Ann on Frid…
JAMAICA | More Jamaican ship workers arrive home
FALMOUTH, Jamaica May 26, 2020- Just as the remaining Jamaican passengers aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's Adventure of t…
JAMAICA | PNP warns gov't not to repeat cruise ship saga when …
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, May 23, 2020: - Shadow Minister of National Security, MP Mr. Fitz Jackson, is cautioning …
SURINAME | Santokhi expects NDP to support election of new pre…
PARAMARIBO – June 1, 2020 - VHP President and the man who is expected to become the next president of Suriname, Chandri…
GUYANA VOTES | APNU accuses GECOM of ignoring letters about PP…
GEORGETOWN, April 1, 2020 - A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) General Secretary, Joseph Harmon on Saturday assailed the…
GUYANA | No Political Party should fear probe into Electoral F…
Georgetown, Guyana, May 31, 2020 - GECOM Commissioner Vincent Alexander is of the opinion that any political party that is of…
GUYANA VOTES | 'Facts' unveiled in recount points to electoral…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 30, 2020 - Missing Oaths of Identity; missing Certificates of Employment; missing poll books; stuffed…
BARBADOS Upset About Being Blacklisted By European Union
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 29, 2020 - The Government of Barbados considers the blacklisting of the country by the Europe…
CARIBBEAN | Caribbean Economies May fall into recession due to…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 23, 2020 - Many Caribbean countries will experience a general decline in economic activ…
SVG | IMF allocates US$16-M to help St. Vincent with COVID-19 …
Washington, DC – May 20, 2020. The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a disbursement to St. Vi…
VENEZUELA in Legal Bid for $1B in Gold at UK Bank
BBC- The Central Bank of Venezuela has launched a legal claim to try and force the Bank of England to release €930m ($1bn; £8…
JAMAICA | Tourism Sector Wants To Know When Government Will Re…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 25, 2020 – The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) wants the government to give a clear indic…
JAMAICA | No date yet for tourism industry re-opening
KINGSTON, May 13, 2020 - The government has not yet decided on a date for the reopening of the tourism industry, but that one…
JAMAICA | McNeil wants every tourism worker to access "Ca…
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, May 9, 2020: Shadow Minister of Tourism, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, M.P., says recent reports surrounding the in…
TRINIDAD | Caribbean Airlines getting ready for border reopeni…
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — State owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL), says in anticipation of the reopening of borders in Trinidad …
JAMAICA | $400-Million Programme To Ramp Up Food Production
KINGSTON April 14, 2020 - Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw, says his Ministry will be spending some $100 million on a program…
JAMAICA | Rethink Use of Bernard Lodge lands to ensure Food Se…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 8, 2020: The People's National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister of Land and Housing Senator Sophia Frazer…
JAMAICA | PNP wants long term strategic plan for Agriculture
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 1, 2020: People’s National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, V…
JAMAICA | Step aside and let us implement our plan to fix agri…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 29, 2020: People's National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister for Agriculture Victor Wright, says prime…
TRINIDAD | Trini ship-worker wants J'can husband home, Young s…
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, May 26, 2020 - A Trinidadian employed with Disney Cruise Line, telephone operator Sabrina…
GUYANA | CARICOM pledges support for Guyana on its 54th Indepe…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 26, 2020 - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended congratulations to the Government and…
SURINAME | Suriname Holds Elections for New Assembly
PARAMARIBO, May 24, 2020 - Suriname, a member of the Caribbean Community of Nations, CARICOM, will on Monday hold parli…
CARIBBEAN | Eight CARICOM countries benefitting from UK COVID-…
Georgetown, Saturday, May 23, 2020 - The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) is contributing US$…
GUYANA | ICJ hearings on Guyana-Venezuela set for June 30, 202…
GEORGETOWN Guyana, Friday, May 29, 2020 - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has indicated that public hearings on the …
TT | Keith Rowley lashes media over US/TT Row – Says Rio Treat…
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, May 29, 20230 – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has lashed out at media houses in Trinidad and…
GUYANA | Recount exposes massive voter fraud in the March 2 Ge…
DPI, Guyana, Monday, May 25, 2020 - As the recount of the ballots from the March 2, General and approaches completion, former…
SURINAME | Will Desi Bouterse survive this Mother of All Elect…
PARAMARIBO, May 25, 2020 - The people of Suriname, a member of the Caribbean Community of Nations, went to the polls to…
JAMAICANS who overstayed their time in the US due to COVID-19 …
WASHINGTON, DC, May 23, 2020 - Jamaicans who visited the United States and overstayed their time as a result of COVID-19 trav…
DIASPORA | Returning Jamaicans Must Desist From Applying Multi…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wed. 13, 2020 - Jamaicans overseas who are now applying to return home under the country’s controlle…
JAMAICA | Hanna reassures Jamaicans in the diaspora
Kingston, Jamaica, May 3, 2020: Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade M.P. Lisa Hanna, says while Jamaic…
DIASPORA | Eric Leopold Edwards, 'Jamaican elder statesman' di…
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 28, 2020 - Eric Leopold Edwards, a towering figure in the Jamaican and Caribbean American community h…
Venezuelan Assembly Vows to Defend Country After Border Attack
VENEZUELA, May 3, 2020 - The President of the Constituent Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, slammed on Sunday the latest attem…
BRAZIL | 'So what?' asks Bolsonaro as 5,000 die from COVID-19 …
BRAZILIA, May 2, 2020 - "So what? I'm sorry. What do you want me to do?" said Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday w…
Guaido Has Links With Money Launderer Defended by Rudy Giulian…
Venezuela's Communication Minister Jorge Rodriguez Thursday informed that international media have disclosed data on the…
Venezuelan Assembly to Investigate US Funding to Guaido
The president of the National Assembly (NA), Luis Parra, has announced that the Parliament will name a special commission tha…
CUBA rejects US accusations of alleged links to drug trafficki…
Havana, Apr 10 (Prensa Latina) The President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, rejected the accusations of the United Stat…
Trump Administration Indicts Venezuela's President Nicolas Mad…
WASHINGTON, DC, March 25, 2020 - The Trump administration has filed criminal charges against Venezuelan President Nicolás Mad…
Deadlock broken, South Sudan on road to ‘sustainable peace’, b…
Positive developments in South Sudan have “moved the country further along the road to sustainable peace”, the top UN officia…
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…
IMF Executive Board approves Immediate Debt Relief for 25 coun…
Washington, DC – April 13, 2020 The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Ms. Kristalina Georgieva…
IMF | "Blunting the Impact and Hard Choices: Early Lesson…
WASHINGTON, DC, March 21, 2020 - The impact of the coronavirus is having a profound and serious impact on the global ec…
UNITED NATIONS | COVID-19 wipes $50 billion off global export…
NEW YORK, NY, March 5, 2020 - The extent of the damage to the global economy caused by novel coronavirus COVID-19 moved…
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…
GUYANA | Court of Appeal rules that CARICOM-supervised recount…
The Guyana Court of Appeal on Sunday ruled that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) cannot farm out its responsibilities …
GUYANA | Full Court rules it has no jurisdiction to hear judic…
GEORGETOWN, March 31, 2020 – Guyana’s Full Court has ruled that it has no jurisdiction to hear a judicial review of the Guyan…
CARICOM | Caribbean Court Of Justice Issues First Advisory Opi…
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, March 21, 2020 - The Caribbean Court of Justice says it’s perfectly alright for member st…
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…
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World Athletics welcomes Postponement of Tokyo 2020 Olympics
World Athletics welcomesthe decision of the IOC and the Japanese Government to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to 2021…
Wanda Diamond League announces changes to its 2020 season
The Wanda Diamond League today announces changes to its 2020 season timetable in response to the growing global crisis arou…
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…
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 | No New Cases, Four More Recoveries
KINGSTON, Jamaica May 19, 2020- Jamaica is experiencing a second day with no new confirmed COVID-19 cases, while recoveries m…
JAMAICA | Qualified Customers Can Purchase Medical Marijuana O…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 19, 2020 - Licensed retail herb houses can now sell to their qualified customers from online platforms…
Why malaria treatment shouldn’t take a back seat to COVID-19
Ridding the world of malaria in the near future is a very ambitious goal. Efforts to achieve it have already been weakened …
JAMAICA | COVID-19 Recoveries Reach 100 : 2 New Confirmed Case…
KINGSTON, Tues. May 12, 2020 - Jamaica’s COVID-19 recoveries reached 100 in the last 24 hours, as 10 additional persons were …
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…
Venezuelan President Maduro: "Mike Pompeo Stop Your Arrog…
The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, said this Thursday that the armed incursion against the South American natio…
Let the Oil Tankers Arrive in Venezuela, Iran's President Warn…
TeleSUR, MAY23, 2020 - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani hopes that President Donald Trump's administration does not…
JAMAICA | Paulwell wants removal of GCT on electricity bills
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, May 20, 2020: Opposition Shadow Minister of Energy, M.P Phillip Paulwell is again calling on the Andr…
JAMAICA | Opening the economy, June too soon!
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica May 17, 2020 - I was pleasantly surprised at first when I saw the recent Sandals advertisement on MSNBC…
INDIA| Modi Proposes, Trump Disposes
After Donald Trump threatened India of possible retaliation if it failed to export the anti-malarial medicine to the United S…
CUBA | Cuba demonstrates that another world is possible
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 2, 2020 - In their vain attempt aimed at distracting world attention from the infantile manner in wh…
JAMAICA | Fleet Street: Ghetto Paradise
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 15, 2020 -“Wah nuh dead, nuh call it duppy”. Long gone are the days when people were fearful of v…
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 …
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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