GUYANA | Chief Justice says GECOM's House-to-House Registrat…
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T&T | MP for Port of Spain South Mar…
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, August 15, 2019 - Former Public Administration Minister, Member of Parliament Marlene McDonald and three others have accessed their bail, two days after seven charges were laid...
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T&T | Rowley names West new Public A…
PORT OF SPAIN, August 15, 2019 - Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has named Allyson West as the new Public Administration minister after he temporarily assumed responsibility...
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Ross University School of Medicine and S…
JERSEY CITY, N.J.- August 15, 2019, (BUSINESS WIRE)--Hispanics comprise 18 percent1 of the U.S. population yet are only 5 percent2 of U.S. physicians. In an effort to drive diversity in...
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JAMAICA | CSEC Math passes down, English…
KINGSTON, August 15, 2019 - While there has been an overall improvement in passes for students, who sat the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) this year, when compared to 2018...
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DIASPORA | Kerry Washington invited to J…
WASHINGTON DC August 14, 2019 - Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has extended an invitation to Emmy and Golden Globe actress Kerry Washington and her family to visit Jamaica as...
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GUYANA | Finance Minister boasts 5 strai…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, August 13, 2019 - Finance Minister, Winston Jordan on Wednesday projected a 4.5 percent growth in Guyana’s economy for this year-five straight years of continuous growth compared to...
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JAMAICA | Holness moves to revive Nation…
KINGSTON, August 10, 2019 - Four months after the Supreme Court ruled that the National Identification Act (NIDS) intended to enable the government to capture and store identity information for...
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Jamaica and Cayman Islands want to stren…
KINGSTON, August 10, 2019- Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin, this week held high-level discussions at Jamaica House, aimed at improving trade, maritime and aviation...
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GUYANA | Roger Khan Released but Gov’t s…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana August 9, 2019 - The Guyana government has signaled that it has taken aim at convicted drug lord, Shaheed Roger Khan, who is yet to be deported from...
09-08-2019 Hits:36 Justice
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Cuban Economy Will Not Enter Recession D…
Despite the recent tightening of the U.S. economic blockade, Cuba’s economy is showing resilience and will not enter recession, instead will enjoy small growth over the coming year, according to...
09-08-2019 Hits:29 Caribbean
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JAMAICA | Its the Integrity Commission t…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 8, 2019: The Parliamentary Opposition has expressed concern following the Prime Minister's declaration that he will release his statutory declarations if the Integrity Commission fails to do...
09-08-2019 Hits:55 local news
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Brazil's PT Warns Lula Prison Transfer I…
The substitute judge of the 12th Federal Court of Curitiba Carolina Lebbos decided Wednesday morning to transfer former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from a federal jail in Curitiba...
09-08-2019 Hits:46 Latin America
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Toni Morrison: American literary giant m…
The peerless novelist and cultural commentator Toni Morrison, who has died aged 88, never accepted the received wisdom about anything. In a writing career that spanned half a century –...
09-08-2019 Hits:32 Entertainment
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GUYANA | Granger awaits GECOM’s advice p…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, August 9, 2019 - President David Granger on Thursday said he would await the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) advice after next week’s High Court decision on the fate...
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JAMAICA | The Cockpit Country: An Enviro…
KINGSTON, August 8, 2019 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government of Jamaica is sensitive to the environmental concerns about the Cockpit Country which he describes as an environmental...
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JAMAICA | Government signs MOUs with the…
KINGSTON, August 8, 2019 - The Government of Jamaica and the Republic of Kenya together on Monday (August 5) signed agreements to facilitate closer bilateral relations.
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JAMAICA | Holness moves to revive National Identification Syst…
KINGSTON, August 10, 2019 - Four months after the Supreme Court ruled that the National Identification Act (NIDS) intended to…
JAMAICA | Its the Integrity Commission that should release PM…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 8, 2019: The Parliamentary Opposition has expressed concern following the Prime Minister's declarat…
JAMAICA | Government signs MOUs with the Republic of Kenya
KINGSTON, August 8, 2019 - The Government of Jamaica and the Republic of Kenya together on Monday (August 5) signed agreement…
JAMAICA | Phillips Considers Court Action on Integrity Commiss…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 7, 2019: People’s National Party (PNP) President, Dr. Peter Phillips says the continued delay in th…
Sudan Factions Sign Pact Ushering in Transitional Government
Sudan's military rulers and the main opposition coalition initialed a constitutional declaration on Sunday, paving the way fo…
NAMIBIA | Has the relationship between Namibia and Germany sun…
Dealing with the consequences of the 1904-1908 genocide, committed by German colonial troops in what was then called German S…
ETHIOPIA | Why the Sidama secession demand needs to be negotia…
Mounting tensions in southern Ethiopia are creating high levels of nervousness in the country. At the centre of the conflict …
Kwame Nkrumah: why, every now and then, his legacy is question…
Kwame Nkrumah led Ghana to independence in 1957 – the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to achieve this feat. He’s still re…
JAMAICA | Movement in Currency Based on Demand and Supply – Dr…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 26, 2019 - Despite what seems to be an unusual movement in the Jamaican currency, Finance and the Pub…
Mobay Bypass Expected to Usher in New Era of Development
MONTEGO BAY, July 25, 2019 - Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer, says construction of the Montego B…
JAMAICA | Pensions Plans now permitted to invest in a wider ra…
Kingston, Jamaica: 24 July 2019 - Parliament has voted to broaden the range of permissable assets in which pension plan…
Pretty Boy Creatively Exporting Caribbean Music
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, July 23, 2019 - Watch out world, the Caribbean is coming for its own piece of the global music pie! Tha…
JAMAICA | New investors Take Over Fly Jamaica Airways
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A team of investors including Jamaican aviation veteran Glenn Logan, led by Yann LeProvost of the French …
UNITED STATES | US Mayor lauds Jamaican overseas hotel workers
MACKINAC ISLAND, Michigan, USA, July 23, 2019 - Mayor of the city of Mackinac Island in Michigan, Margaret Dodd, has pr…
Jamaica Welcomes Two Million Tourists, Earns US$2 Billion for …
KINGSTON, Jamaica , July 13, 2019 n- Jamaica has welcomed approximately two million visitors for the first half of 2019, earn…
JAMAICA | Gov't Addressing Efficiency and Infrastructure to I…
KINGSTON, June 7, 2019 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has assured investors that the Government of Jamaica is improvin…
Jamaica should Benefit From Reforms Relating to Cannabis – CLA…
KINGSTON, July 9, 2019 - Director of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Delano Seiveright, says emerging reforms in the …
Agreement Signed for Cannabis Project in Accompong and Orange …
KINGSTON, July 9, 2019 - A tripartite agreement was signed on Monday (July 8) to implement a cannabis pilot programme in Acco…
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | TT places ban on poultry products from…
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, June 2, 20019 - THE Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries has placed a ban on all …
JAMAICA | Jackson wants Gov't to preserve Bernard Lodge Farm L…
KINGSTON, Jamaica April 27, 2019 – People's National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament for South St Catherine Fitz Jackson is …
CARICOM | Imposing tax rules outside OECD is unacceptable says…
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, July 4, 2019 - The arbitrary imposition of tax governance and anti-money laundering rules by countries a…
CARICOM | CSME implementation among matters for Saint Lucia Me…
CARICOM Georgetown, Guyana - July 3, 2019 - The 40th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Car…
CARICOM | UN SG Special Guest at Opening Ceremony for CARICOM …
CARICOM Heads of Government begin their 40th Regular Meeting in Saint Lucia on Wednesday with the United Nations Secreta…
CARICOM reaffirms great value of relations with Cuba
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, June 14, 2019 - Even as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Friday reaffirmed the great value …
Jamaica and Cayman Islands want to strengthen relations
KINGSTON, August 10, 2019- Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin, this week hel…
Cuban Economy Will Not Enter Recession Despite Blockade: Repor…
Despite the recent tightening of the U.S. economic blockade, Cuba’s economy is showing resilience and will not enter recessio…
St. Kitts-Nevis to decriminalise marijuana
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts & Nevis, July 30, 2019 - The St. Kitts-Nevis government says it will table legislation in Parliamen…
Protests Against Puerto Rico Governor as Demands of Resignatio…
The Victoria Citizen Movement published a statement Sunday demanding the resignation of Governor of Puerto Rico Ricardo Rosse…
J'cans across the US celebrate island's 57th Anniversary of In…
WASHINGTON DC, July 30, 2019 - The 57th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence is very much in the spotlight with Jamaicans an…
DIASPORA | Jamaican Leaders, Clergy, support Diaspora Day of P…
NEW YORK, NY. Monday, July 22, 2019 – Scores of Jamaicans worldwide are busy preparing for the staging of the annual Day of P…
JAMAICA | Financier Alison Roach Wilson appointed Jamaica’s Ne…
KINGSTON, Jamaica July 19, 2019 - After seven months without the services of a Consul General, Foreign Affairs and Fore…
Amazon Helps ICE Deport Migrants Using AI Technology: Report
Amazon is enabling the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain and deport migrants from the United States accord…
Guatemala Caves to U.S. Pressure, Signs 3rd Country Agreement
Guatemala and the United States signed a migration deal Friday after President Donald Trump, threatened economic sa…
Brazil’s Judge Acquits Lula of Odebercht Case in Angola
Brazilian Federal Judge Vallisney de Souza Oliveira acquitted former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the case of an al…
'Mexico Is Not Ready to Be Safe Third Country', Ambassador Say…
Mexico's Ambassador to the United States Martha Barcena said on Thursday that her country is not ready to become a …
Trump Admits He Does Not Want To Get Too Involved in Venezuela
In a tactit reference to an eventual U.S. military action against Venezuela, President Donald Trump said Saturday&n…
Israel Begins to Demolish Dozens of Homes near East Jerusalem
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) began demolishing dozens of Palestinian homes near a military barrier on the outskirts of ea…
'Go Fix Your Countries': Trump to US Congresswomen
“Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came. Then come b…
UN Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution Rejecting US Sanctio…
The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted Saturday a resolution condemning the imposition of unilateral coercive measur…
VENEZUELA | Maduro lashes Bachelet with powerful response
CARACAS, Venezuela, July 11, 2019 - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro penned on July 11th a powerful response to …
UNITED STATES | IMF Chief wants G20 countries to eleminate exi…
WASHINGTON, DC, June 9, 2019 - Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Christine Lagarde, has called …
Brazil's Central Bank Breaks With Bolsonaro on Unified Currenc…
In a statement issued Thursday, the Central Bank of Brazil rejected a proposal made by the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro…
Jump-Start Private Investment to reignite South Africa's Growt…
WASHINGTON, DC, June 3, 2019 - The International Monetary Fund, IMF, says South Africa’s subdued economic growth could be rei…
MEXICO | AMLO Sends Delegation to Washington, Expects 'Good Re…
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) says his administration expects good results from a meeting with Wh…
JAMAICA | PNP Says Public Confidence in the Justice System is …
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 19, 2019: The People’s National Party (PNP) says public confidence in the nation’s justice system mus…
GUYANA | CCJ refuses to set election date; Gov't, Opposition a…
GEOIRGETOWN, Guyana, July 12, 2019 - The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Friday ruled that it is for Guyana’s Presi…
GUYANA | CARICOM supports judicial process in Guyana/Venezuela…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 10, 2019 - Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) last Thursday expressed su…
JAMAICA | AG Malahoo-Forte differs with Gov't on NIDS Judgemen…
KINGSTON, June 25, 2019 - Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte differed sharply with the Cabinet on Tuesday, as she told th…
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Caster Semenya: how much testosterone is too much for a female…
The South African athlete, Caster Semenya, has lost her case against the athletic governing body, IAAF, which means that she …
'Champs' and CARIFTA Games recipients of World Athletics Herit…
MONACO, IAAF, April 23, 2019 - Jamaica's Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Championships, Champs, as well as the CARIFTA…
Caster Semenya v IAAF: ruling will have big implications for w…
When can a woman not compete with other women? This is, in essence, the question at the heart of the hearing currently before…
IAAF Releases Consensus Statement on Nutrition for Athletes
IAAF, Monaco, April 17, 2019 - The IAAF has released a comprehensive guide to sports nutrition designed to offer athletes the…
JAMAICA | PM Hails Successful Reggae Sumfest
MONTEGO BAY, July 23, 2019 - Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, says the successful staging of Reggae Sumfest 2019 is a po…
JAMAICA | Strong Performance by Local Film Industry in 2018/19
KINGSTON, Jamaica July 23, 2019 - Film Commissioner, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, is report…
Reggae now among world's protected global cultural treasures
KINGSTON, July 9, 2019 - Jamaica's iconic musical artform called Reggae, has been added to a list of international cultural t…
Rihanna named world's richest female musician
In May 2019, French luxury brand LVMH confirmed it would launch Rihanna’s fashion company, Fenty, making her the first woman …
US President Rebuked by Democratic Congresswomen
WASHINGTON DC, July 15, 2019 - The four progressive congresswomen of colour targeted this afternoon in a racist and a mysogen…
US President Rebuked by Democratic Congresswomen
The four progressive congresswomen of colour targeted this afternoon in a racist and a mysogenistic tirade by the US presiden…
JAMAICA| Legislative Framework for Nurse Practitioners not yet…
FALMOUTH, Trelawny, Jamaica, July 12, 2019 - Acting Deputy Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness…
JAMAICA | Death of 9-year old sparks another possible Dengue O…
Kingston, Jamaica, June 25, 2019: The People's National Party, PNP, Shadow Minister of Health, Dr Dayton Campbell, is calling…
Scientists design a novel formula that repels and kills mosqui…
Long-lasting insecticide treated nets and indoor spraying are the main malaria vector control interventions recommended by …
The hidden data in your fingerprints
Fingerprints have provided key evidence in countless cases of serious crime. But there are still some situations in which i…
Ancient Shark is Said to Be World's Oldest Living Vertebrate
London, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) A shark believed to be the oldest living vertebrate has been discovered, and it could be older…
Kenya Will Deploy into Space First Satellite in May
Nairobi, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) Kenya will deploy its first satellite into space in May to watch agricultural trends, The Star…
Symantec Research Finds More Than Half of Enterprises Believe …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Symantec Corp., the world’s leading cyber security company, today announced new resea…
ANTIGUA | Digicel challenges spectrum confiscation in court
Friday 31st May 2019 – St. John’s, Antigua. In a bid to shield its customers in Antigua & Barbuda from significant servic…
JAMAICA | Data Protection Bill Sent back to Joint Select Commi…
KINGSTON, Jamaica May 27, 2019 - A Joint Select Committee of Parliament is to be re-convened no later than June, in an effort…
BARBADOS | Scratch Coding Training For Two Schools
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS, MAY 23, 2019 - A team of teachers and students from the Columbus School for Girls, Columbus, Ohio, Unit…
Guyana soon to establish Petroleum Commission
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 30, 2019 - Best practices are being explored in the establishment of Guyana’s Petroleum Commission w…
JAMAICA | Government Partners with Carib Cement to Remove Tyre…
KINGSTON, Julu 23, 2019 - The Government is partnering with the Caribbean Cement Company to remove between 1.5 and two …
Guyana’s plans to raise oil royalties could ‘diminish attracti…
Guyana’s plans to raise oil and gas royalties may “diminish attractiveness” to future investors, according to new analysis.
Of Paradise Lost - Montego Bay, the first China Town in Jamaic…
“You need a new picture!” asserts the soft-spoken Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, Tian Qi, as he spotted at an official photog…
Notre Dame of Gaza: Our Mosques and Churches Are Also Burning
As the 300-foot spire of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris tragically came tumbling down on live television, my thoughts vent…
Can Jamaica be trusted in matters of international relations?
KINGSTON, April 18, 2019 - Despite double-speak, denials and obfuscation by the country’s foreign affairs and foreign trade m…
J. Edgar Hoover’s revenge: Information the FBI once hoped coul…
An article just published by the U.K.-based Standpoint Magazine alleges that civil rights icon Martin Luther King witnessed a…
Martin Luther King’s Assassins Try Killing Him Again
A new assassination is now being attempted 51 years after the life of Martin Luther King was cut short by a bullet on the bal…
Now You Can Call Dubai Your Home – New Permanent Residence Pro…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a big and bold step, the UAE government, on May 21st, announced a new perman…
Cyclone Idai | 'Massive disaster' in Mozambique and Zimbabwe
BBC, March 19, 2019 - Cyclone Idai has triggered a "massive disaster" in southern Africa affecting hundreds of thousands if n…
TRINIDAD | CCRIF Makes TT$17M Payout to Trinidad and Tobago
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad , November 6, 2018 - For the second year in a row, Trinidad and Tobago has received a payout on…
T&T | Flooded Trinidad rocked by 1.5 magnitude earthquake
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, October 21, 2018 - As rescue teams in Trinidad and Tobago continue their work to rescue people trapp…
JAMAICA | Jamaica seeks support to revise current NDCs
Jamaica has formally requested support from the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Partnership to undertake a revisi…
JAMAICA | No Bauxite Mining Taking Place in Designated Protect…
KINGSTON, June 5, 2019 - In light of public concerns raised regarding mining in the Cockpit Country Protected Area, Prime Min…
JAMAICA | Opposition Calls on Prime Minister to Stop Mining in…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 31, 2019: The Peoples National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister of Land and the Environment, Senator Sophia…
Countries vote to eliminate plastic waste despite US objection
NEW YORK, NY, May 11, 2019 - The United States on Friday argued against a United Nations initiative agreed on by almost every…
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