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GEORGETOWN, April 20, 2021- The PPP’s Irfaan Ali/Jagdeo administration was dealt a body blow today, when the Supreme Court ruled that two People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Parliamentary Secretaries are illegally sitting in the National Assembly as non-voting...

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JAMAICA | Peter Brady Hailed for Pushin…

KINGSTON, April 19, 20212 - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith has paid tribute to the Director-General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear...

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JAMAICA | Auditor General probing CAP an…

KINGSTON, Jamaica: April 19, 2021 - Sunday's front page Gleaner expose´ regarding the use of funds from the Ministry of Education's CAP and COS programme, has trigerred an investigation by...

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DIASPORA | Immigrants are no longer …

WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — Employees of the two main US immigration enforcement agencies were directed Monday to stop referring to migrants as “aliens,” a dated term that many people...

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GUYANA Receives additional 83,000 doses …

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 19, 2021 - The Ministry of Health today received an additional 83,000 doses for Sputnik V vaccines out of the 200,000 doses purchased by the Government of...

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JAMAICA | JLP Grants George Wright Leav…

KINGSTON, April 19, 2021 - The Jamaica Labour Party says An application by Central Westmoreland Member of Parliament, George Wright, has been approved for him to take a leave of...

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JAMAICA | Provide the Trafigura informat…

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 19, 2021 - People's National Party President Mark Golding has instructed that the information requested by the Dutch authorities in the Trafigura Oil donation matter to be...

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HAITI | New government, same crisis in H…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Prensa Latina) April 19, 2021 - Haiti has a new acting prime minister, the sixth one appointed since Jovenel Moïse's inauguration in February, 2017, and the fourth without being...

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GUYANA | APNU+AFC will not participate i…

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Demerara Waves - April 17, 2021 - Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Friday said there is no law allowing a Commission of Inquiry into general elections, even as...

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Drinking warm water to lower cholesterol…

Moscow, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) Drinking water above 40 degrees in the morning, reducing total caloric content and limiting sweets and fats consumption are strongly recommended to lower cholesterol, Russian...

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UNITED STATES | Baptist Theologian the R…

WASHINGTON, DC, April 18, 2021 - Renowned theologian, and former pastor of the East Queen Street Baptist Church, The Rev. Dr. Horace Orlando Russell, was laid to rest yesterday at...

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Regional concern over Gender based Viole…

MONTEGO BAY, April 18, 2021 - As the subject of domestic violence last week dominated the Jamaican news cycle following the circulation of a video on social media in which...

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UNITED STATES | Baptists hold differing …

Early on April 4 morning, the following message appeared on the Twitter account of the Rev. Raphael Warnock, the newly elected U.S. senator from Georgia: “The meaning of Easter is...

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UWI | Beckles calls on the OAS for coord…

KINGSTON, Jamaica. Friday, April 16, 2021. — Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Professor Hilary Beckles has called on the Organization of American States (OAS) for coordinated, organized...

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Trinidad and Tobago's Energy Minister Fr…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, April 18, 2021 - Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs Franklin Khan died on Saturday morning at the age of sixty three

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GUYANA | Opposition questions Guyana's e…

GEORGETOWN, April 17, 2021 - The government of Guyana continues to be haunted by its embarrassing 'NO' vote in relation to a global call for concrete action for the elimination...

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ETHIOPIA | Solar and wind power could br…

For several years, political tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been escalating in a conflict over the near-complete Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The GERD is Africa’s largest hydropower...

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JAMAICA | Provide the Trafigura information without delay ! says Golding

HAITI | New government, same crisis in Haiti

Trinidad and Tobago's Energy Minister Franklyn Khan has died

Regional concern over Gender based Violence

MONTEGO BAY, April 18, 2021 - As the subject of domestic violence last week dominated the Jamaican news cycle following the circulation of a video on social media in which a man is seen physically assaulting a woman and out of which a Jamaican legislator is grappling with assault allegations, the scourge of domestic violence is gaining more focus...

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JAMAICA | Auditor General probing CAP and COS arrangements – F…

KINGSTON, Jamaica: April 19, 2021 - Sunday's front page Gleaner expose´ regarding the use of funds from the Ministry of Education's CAP and COS programme, has trigerred an investigation by the A...

JAMAICA | Opposition wants JLP MP George Wright to resign over…

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Opposition Spokesperson on Justice and Gender Affairs, Senator Donna Scott Mottley, is calling on the Jamaica Constabulary Force to bring all resources at its disposal to i...

JAMAICA | Opposition wants Gov't to Lobby CXC for students to …
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 8, 2021 - The Opposition Shadow Minister of Education and Training Dr Angela Brown Burke, is calling…
JAMAICA | Opposition wants gov't to hold national dialogue on …
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 7, 2021 - Opposition Leader Mark Golding says he is deeply troubled by the deteriorating lawlessness…
JAMAICA | Rastafari Coral Gardens elders home established in M…
MONTEGO BAY, April 5, 2021 - Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Olivia Grange, says she…
JAMAICA | Its now official, you can soon be fined for appearin…
KINGSTON, Jamaica March 31, 2021 - Despite repeated warnings from Opposition Leader Mark Golding that sweeping powers being g…

JAMAICA | JLP Grants George Wright Leave of Absence

KINGSTON, April 19, 2021 - The Jamaica Labour Party says An application by Central Westmoreland Member of Parliament, Ge...

JAMAICA | Provide the Trafigura information without delay ! sa…

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 19, 2021 - People's National Party President Mark Golding has instructed that the information r...

HAITI | New government, same crisis in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Prensa Latina) April 19, 2021 - Haiti has a new acting prime minister, the sixth one appointed since Jovenel…
GUYANA | APNU+AFC will not participate in Elections Commission…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Demerara Waves - April 17, 2021 - Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Friday said there is no law allowing…
CUBA'S economic woes may fuel America’s next migrant crisis
UNITED STATES, April 16, 2021 - Not all of the migrants hoping to claim asylum in the United States are fleeing Central Ameri…
JAMAICA | MP George Wright withdraws from JLP Parliamentary C…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 16, 2021 - JLP leader Andrew Holness, says central Westmoreland Member of parliament and JLP m…

UNITED STATES | Biden Approves more Visas for overseas Hotel, …

WASHINGTON DC, April 20, 2021 - The United States Department of Homeland Security says the Biden Administration ha...

ECONOMY | A Look at the IMF projection for a Global Recovery f…

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 9, 2021 - Prior to reading the article on "Managing Divergent Recoveries" by the Economic...

Latin American, Caribbean region lost 26 million jobs
Geneva, Apr 9 (Prensa Latina) Some 26 million jobs have been lost in Latin America and the Caribbean as a result of the Covid…
GANJA | CBD, marijuana, hemp: What is the difference and what…
New York recently became the 15th U.S. state to legalize cannabis for recreational use. While 67% of U.S. adults support mari…
Global Recovery: EU Disburses SDR141 Million to IMF’s Catastro…
Washington, DC/Brussels - April 5, 2021: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today received the European Uni…
JAMAICA | “We Have to Resurrect the Jamaica Ganja Industry say…
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, April 5, 2021 - The Ganja Future Growers and Producers Association says the government must take …

JAMAICA | Opposition warns against complacency in CDC's Negati…

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica April 10, 2021 - Shadow Minister of Tourism, Senator Janice Allen, says the travel advi...

BARBADOS | Inclusive Community-Led Tourism A Viable Option

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 2, 2021 - President of Countrystyle Community Tourism Network, Diana McIntyre-Pike, is of th...

BARBADOS’ Tourism Recovery Depends On Three Factors
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 29, 2021- Three key factors – sustainability, innovation and resilience – must be assessed for Ba…
How the Caribbean Can Avoid Becoming a COVID-19 Long-Hauler
IMF, Washington DC, March 29, 2021 - Many Caribbean countries risk becoming COVID-19 economic long-haulers. Much the same as …
TOURISM | Tourist arrivals to the Caribbean fell by 65.5 perce…
MONTEGO BAY, March 17, 2021 - The Caribbean Tourism Organization, CTO, says the impact of COVID-19 on the region’s …
One in three travel destinations still fully closed to interna…
UNITED NATIONS, March 10, 2021 - Around a third of 217 world travel destinations surveyed remain completely closed to interna…

JAMAICA | Knockalva Polytechnic College opens agro processing …

MONTEGO BAY, St. James, April 5, 2021 - The Knockalva Polytechnic College (KPC) in Hanover is gearing up to become a major player in the training of a...

JAMAICA | PNP calls on gov't to address severe shortage of fis…

KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 15, 2020 : Shadow Minister of Agriculture and Water, Mr Lothan Cousins, M.P., is calling on the Minister of Agriculture and F...

JAMAICA | Conch Season Commences April 1 With Strict Rules
KINGSTYON, January 29, 2021 - Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Floyd Green, says the new Conch Season will comme…
JAMAICA | Industry Minister Tours OGH After First Shipment Of …
Following the first shipment of cannabidiol (CBD) oil to Delaware in the United States by Organic Growth Holdings (OGH) in …
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 | CXC heeds Regional call for adjustments in Examinat…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 15, 2021 - Against the background of calls by concerned parents across the region for the Ca...

CARICOM | Belizean National Nominated for the Top Post in CARI…

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, April 2, 2021 - After ten years at the helm of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM Secretary General ...

CARICOM | Early childhood educators access training in distanc…
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana - Friday, 19 March 2021) - Teachers and educators…
CELAC Supports CARICOM's Call for Global Vaccine Summit
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana - Friday, 19 March 2021 - Mexico, acting for Community of …
CARICOM | Tenth UK-Caribbean Forum: Action Plan
CARICOM Georgetown, Guyana - Friday, 19 March 2021 - At the conclusion of the 10th UK-Caribbean Forum, …
CARICOM and Kenya move to strengthen ties with first Kenyan Am…
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana - Thursday, 18 March 2021) - The Caribbean Commun…

UWI | Beckles calls on the OAS for coordinated investment in t…

KINGSTON, Jamaica. Friday, April 16, 2021. — Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Professor Hilary Beck...

Trinidad and Tobago's Energy Minister Franklyn Khan has died

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, April 18, 2021 - Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs Franklin Khan die...

GUYANA | Opposition questions Guyana's embarassing UN vote on …
GEORGETOWN, April 17, 2021 - The government of Guyana continues to be haunted by its embarrassing 'NO' vote in relation to a …
UNITED STATES | President Biden faces pressure regarding Cuba
Washington, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) The president of the United States, Joe Biden, faces pressure to define his policy towards…
UWI | Its a Travesty of Justice! 146 Int'l academics flay Beck…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday March 25, 2021 - One hundred and forty six members of the international academic community…
UWI reacts to public push-back on 40% fee payment recommendati…
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica March 23, 2021 - A recommendation by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Chancellor's Co…

DIASPORA | Immigrants are no longer "aliens" says Bi…

WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — Employees of the two main US immigration enforcement agencies were directed Monday to stop referring to migrants as “aliens,” a dated term that many people consider offensive.

UNITED STATES | Baptist Theologian the Reverend Dr. Horace Rus…

WASHINGTON, DC, April 18, 2021 - Renowned theologian, and former pastor of the East Queen Street Baptist Church, The Rev. Dr. Horace Orlando Russell, was laid to rest yesterday at a thanksgiving service at DeBaptiste Funeral home auditorium at the to...

JAMAICA | Prof. Orlando Patterson to speak at Rev. Devon Dick…
WASHINGTON DC, April 14, 2021 - “Enduring Advocacy for a Better Jamaica,” the latest book authored by renowned Jamaican pasto…
JAMAICA | In Defense of Horace Chang’s Dialogue with the Diasp…
JAMAICA, April 14, 2021 - “Offensive,” “Disrespectfu,l” and “Shocked,” were among the words used by Gleaner’s New York corres…
JAMAICA | Government going all out to stem importation of ille…
WASHINGTON DC, April 10, 2021 - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Dr. Horace Chang, has assured m…
JAMAICA | Deputy PM Dr. Horace Chang to speak with Jamaican Di…
Washington, D.C, April 6, 2021 After a successful kick off of Jamaica’s Ambassador Audrey Marks’ “Let’s Connect” Zoom Chat se…

Venezuela rejects Guyana´s accusation for air operation

Caracas, Mar 4 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan government on Wednesday described Guyana´s accusations of an alleged violation of its territorial sovereignty by air f...

VENEZUELA reaffirms claim to disputed Essequibo region of Guya…

February 28, 2021 - Venezuela has reaffirmed what it says is its entitlement to the disputed Essequibo region now held by Guyana, by way of yet another statemen...

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…

How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture

In response to the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, most sub-Saharan governments are developing economic recovery plans. These will require some different thinking, particularl...

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…

G24 urges fair vaccine distribution to help recovery in develo…

WASHINGTON DC, IMF - April 6, 2021 - Intensified action is needed to end the COVID-19 pandemic and prevent long-term economic damage in vulnerable nations. ...

Chinese firm Sinovac endorses anti-Covid-19 vaccine efficacy i…

Beijing, Mar 24 (Prensa Latina) Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac assured that its vaccine against Covid-19 is basically safe and effective in teenagers an...

US House passes immigration bills including pathway for 'Dream…
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US House of Representatives passed two immigration bills Thursday that would …
UNITED STATES | Despite headwinds, House set to OK Dems' immig…
WASHINGTON (AP) March 18, 2021 - Democrats seem poised to claim victory in the House’s first votes this year on immigration, …
AFRICA | Children among victims of jihadi rebels in Mozambique
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Northern Mozambique’s humanitarian crisis is growing rapidly, with nearly 670,000 people displaced by the…
Royals' comments raise race issue in Commonwealth nations
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — In countries with historic ties to Britain, allegations by Prince Harry and Meghan that an unn…

CUBA boosts foreign investment despite US blockade

Havana, Apr 8 (Prensa Latina) Over 60 businesses with foreign capital were approved in Cuba in the last two years in key economic sectors despite obstacles impo...

Bank of England: Cautious optimism over UK economic outlook

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England voiced cautious optimism Thursday about the U.K.’s economic outlook in the wake of a sharp fall in coronavirus infections and ...

IMF | A Race Between Vaccines and the Virus as Recoveries Dive…
In just three months since we released our last forecast in October, recorded COVID-19 deaths have doubled to over 2 million…
Many ocean fishing boats using slave labor – AI and satellite…
Fishing on the high seas is a bit of a mystery, economically speaking. These areas of open ocean beyond the territorial juris…
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…

GUYANA | Court Rules: Browne and Ramkissoon are illegal in the House

GEORGETOWN, April 20, 2021- The PPP’s Irfaan Ali/Jagdeo administration was dealt a body blow today, when the Supre...

JAMAICA | Police halts domestic abuse probe involving MP George Wright

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 16, 2021 - The Jamaica police say they are unable to pursue the domestic abuse case involving c...

GUYANA | Court of Appeal sets aside explosives conviction, sen…
Walter Rodney The Guyana Court of Appeal on Tuesday set aside the conviction and 18-month sentence for possession of explosi…
GUYANA | Chief Justice to deliver decision in Election Petitio…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 8, 2021 - Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne George says she will be handing down her decision on the 26th …
GUYANA | DPP concurs with Donald Rodney: No evidence of posses…
Thirty-six years after Donald Rodney was found guilty for being in possession of explosives- a walkie-talkie with an explosiv…
DOMINICA | Attorney warns CCJ ruling in election treating case…
ROSEAU, Dominica, Mar. 9, CMC – Senior Counsel Anthony Astaphan warned on Tuesday that a Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) rul…

JAMAICA | PNP wants Plan for Reopening of Sports Industry

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Shadow Spokesperson on Youth and Sports is again calling on the Government to urgently put ...

CWI congratulates West Indies on 'magnificent' win

ST JOHN'S, Antigua — Cricket West Indies (CWI) today congratulated the West Indies team on the record-breaking victory...

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…

DIASPORA | Jamaica's Patricia Chin hailed as an immigrant success story

WASHINGTON, DC, March 31, 2021 - Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Audrey Marks has lauded the contribution of Ms Patricia Chin and her Husband “Randy” in both the development of Jamaica’s Reg...

Music streaming: listening to playlists drives down the revenue of smaller artists

When music fans listen to their favourite album, there’s a certain satisfaction derived from knowing that they paid for the music they love – they’re giving back to the artists who made it.

JAMAICA | Grange Hails Toots’ victory at Grammy Awards
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has hailed the posthumous victory of the Reg…
David Cairol Launches " Building Bridges"
DAVID CAIROL is a traveler, poet and musician who beautifully plays with words.
JAMAICA | Olivia 'Babsy' Grange pays tribute to Bunny Wailer
KINGSTON, Marc h 2, 2021 - “The passing of Bunny Wailer, whose correct name is Neville O’Riley Livingston, has …
JAMAICA | Bunny Wailer is dead at the age of 73
KINGSTON, Jamaica March 2, 2021 - Legendary Reggae singer, percussionist, songwriter, Neville O’Riley “Bunny Wailer” L…

GUYANA Receives additional 83,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines …

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 19, 2021 - The Ministry of Health today received an additional 83,000 doses for Sputnik V vacc...

Drinking warm water to lower cholesterol recommended

Moscow, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) Drinking water above 40 degrees in the morning, reducing total caloric content and limiti...

JAMAICA | Don't use expired vaccines opposition warns
KINGSTON, Jamaica- April 13, 2021 - Opposition Spokesman on Health and Wellness, Member of Parliament Dr Morais Guy,&nb…
CUBA | Cuban vaccine Soberana Plus protects against Covid-19 …
Havana, Apr 12 (Prensa Latina) A single dose of Cuba's vaccine candidate Soberana Plus can protect people against Covid-19 re…
UN |‘Plausible’ link between AstraZeneca vaccine and rare bloo…
UNITED NATIONS, April 7, 2021 - The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine could possibly cause rare blood clots in some people but fur…
COVID-19 | New CDC cleaning guidelines:GO easy on disinfectant…
ATLANTA GA, APRIL 6, 2021 - The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), says the application of…

Are near-death experiences hallucinations? Experts explain the…

In our never-ending quest to understand what happens to us after we die, humans have long seen the rare phenomenon of near-death experiences as providing some hin...

No Black Scientist Has Ever Won a Nobel – That’s Bad for Scien…

Many in the scientific world are celebrating the fact that two women received this year’s Nobel prizes in physics and chemistry. Donna Strickland and Frances Arno...

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…

BRITAIN | Prince Philip’s funeral hearse is a modified Land Ro…

The ceremonial funeral of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, will take place on Saturday April 17 in the chapel at Windsor Castle. But in a break from ceremony...

Apple CEO sounds warning of algorithms pushing society towards…

Tim Cook says there will be consequences to having 'rampant disinformation and conspiracy theories juiced by algorithms'.

JAMAICA | Holness launches Amber/HEART/NSTA Trust Coding Acade…
KINGSTON, January 14, 2021 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness today officially launched Jamaica’s first ever Coding Academy th…
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…

ETHIOPIA | Solar and wind power could break the Grand Ethiopia…

For several years, political tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been escalating in a conflict over the near-complete Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ...

GUYANA | ExxonMobil cuts oil production by 90,000 barrels per …

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April, 14, 2021 - ExxonMobil, the American operator of the Liza Phase One well, has reduced oil production offshore Guyana by 90,000 bar...

SURINAME | Total, Apache make fourth oil, gas discovery off Su…
London January 14, 2021 - France's Total and US' Apache Corp. has announced a new "significant" oil and gas disco…
TRINIDAD | Rowley rejects Oilfield workers bid to purchase ref…
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, November 1, 2020 - The former General Secretary of the Oilfield Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) Da…
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…

EDUCATION | The Role of e-Learning in Self-directed Learning

MANDEVILLE, Manchester, April 10, 2021 - eLearning may be seen as a community of interdependent tools, mechanisms and space provided in a learning env...

EDUCATION | Bridging the Digital Divide; The crisis of Self D…

One of the policy priorities for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information in Jamaica is “Bridging the Digital Divide.” This is its most recent policy prio...

Whither The University of the West Indies?
MIAMI Fla, March 27, 2021 - Proposals for a changed governance structure of The University of the West Indies set forth…
Bulldogs VS Panthers & The Chancellors Governance Report o…
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, March 28, 2021 - A powerful letter written by academics to UWI’s Chancellor, Robert…
A Subversive Report on The University of The West Indies
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda, March 27, 2021 - Let me correct a mistake that many, myself included, have been making. The …

Regional concern over Gender based Violence

MONTEGO BAY, April 18, 2021 - As the subject of domestic violence last week dominated the Jamaican news cycle following the circulation of a video on social...

UNITED STATES | Baptists hold differing views on the resurrect…

Early on April 4 morning, the following message appeared on the Twitter account of the Rev. Raphael Warnock, the newly elected U.S. senator from Georgia: “The mea...

BRITAIN | Yes, there is structural racism in the UK – COVID-19…
The release of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report has generated a groundswell of negative reaction, specifi…
BRITAIN |Race commission report: the rights and wrongs
Confusion and outrage greeted the UK government’s Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report. As opponents grapple with…
ANTIGUA | PM Gaston Browne wants reparations from Harvard Univ…
MONTEGO BAY, April 7, 2021 - Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne has written to Harvard University President L…

CEDEMA sounds warning for an active hurricane season

BARBADOS, April 16, 2021 - With the start of the hurricane season expected in another six weeks, head of the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (C...

St. Vincent's La Soufrière volcano may soon erupt - Residents …

KINGSTON, Jamaica April 8, 2021 - As residents of the northern communities in St Vincent and the Grenadines begin to evacuate the region as activity on that...

WEATHER | Another tropical storm, Iota forms in the Caribbean
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida — The National Hurricane Centre is watching another tropical storm named Iota, that …
WEATHER | Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura bears down …
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTRE, FLORIDA, August 23, 2020 - Two weather systems: Hurricane Marco, now a Category 1 hurricane, a…
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…

JAMAICA | Peter Brady Hailed for Pushing Interests of Small I…

KINGSTON, April 19, 20212 - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith has paid tribute...

CARICOM commits to continued help for St Vincent and the Grena…

CARICOM Georgetown, Guyana - 16 April, 2021 - Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in...

OECS Artistes Champion ReMLit Initiative to Reduce Marine Litt…
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 — Entertainers from the OECS are calling on OECS nationals to help reduce pollution of the marin…
Grenada Government to provide $1 Million in support to St. Vin…
Thursday, April 15, 2021 — The Government of Grenada will provide $1 million in support for the Government and people of S…
OECS Commission Launches “Stronger Together Campaign” to Suppo…
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, April 14, 2021 - The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, OECS has launched a Stronger Together Ca…
World Bank Provides US$20 Million for SVG Response to La Soufr…
WASHINGTON DC —Wednesday, April 14, 2021 — The World Bank disbursed US$20 million to support the Government of Saint …

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