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SURINAME | China lashes back at Pompeo's…
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, September 18, 2020 - China has lashed back at the United States condemning statements by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who has been highly critical of Beijing’s investments...
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GUYANA | Pompeo gives Guyana US$5-mil to…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 18, 2020 - United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used the opportunity of his visit to Guyana on Friday, to reiterate his call for Venezuela’s President...
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GUYANA | Pompeo and Ali sign “Bilateral …
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 18, 2020 – Guyana’s President Mohammed Irfaan Ali says the “Bilateral Shiprider Agreement” signed with the United States, is designed to have joint patrols of Guyana air...
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JAMAICA | DK Duncan's family heartened b…
KINGSTON, September 17, 2020 - Jamaica — The Family of former PNP stalwarth Dr DK Duncan who dird on Thursday morning at the University Hospital of the West Indies, say...
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JAMAICA | PM Holness, Former PM Patterso…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 17, 2020 - Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson says he is saddened by the death of PNP stalwart Dr DK Duncan noting that his contribution to the...
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JAMAICA | Population at risk as Coronavi…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 17, 2020: People’s National Party’s (PNP) Spokesman on Health and Wellness Dr Morais Guy, says the government has not only lost control of the fight against the...
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JAMAICA | Dr. Donald Keith (DK) Duncan i…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 17, 2020 - Former two term General Secretary, former Minister of National Mobilisation and four term Member of Parliament for East Central St. Andrew and Hanover Eastern...
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GUYANA | Mike Pompeo to discuss Venezuel…
WASHINGTON, DC, September 16, 2020 - The US State Department today announced that the crisis in neighbouring Venezuela will form part of discussions between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...
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BARBADOS | B'dos to relinquish sovereign…
BRIDGETOWN, September 16, 2020 – Barbados, one of the Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean with the closest affinity to England, will finally cut its umbilical cord with the British Monarchy...
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BARBADOS | Gov't to recognise ‘a form of…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 16, 2020 - The Government of Barbados says it is prepared to recognise a form of civil union for couples of the same gender, so as to...
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GUYANA | Opposition stonewalled, Gov't w…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 16, 2020 – Speaker of Guyana's House of Assembly appears to be stonewalling efforts by the Opposition to pose questions to the Foreign Affairs Minister about the...
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GUYANA | Edghill under fire for alleged …
GEORGETOWN, September 15, 2020 – The Minister of Public Works Bishop Juan Edghill today created a major firestorm when he demanded the confidential personnel file of a former staff member...
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GUYANA | MP Amanza Walton-Desir raises c…
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 - Newly minted APNU/AFC Coalition Member of Parliament Amanza Walton-Desir, has expressed concern over the deterioration of law and order, the promotion of ethnic strife...
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JAMAICA | Phillips names list of eight O…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 14, 2020 - Leader of the Opposition Dr. Peter Phillips today named Opposition members of the Senate who will serve in the Upper House of the nation’s...
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JAMAICA | PM Announces Gov't Senators, S…
KINGSTON, September 14, 2020 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has selected the full slate of thirteen persons to be appointed to the Upper House of Parliament on the Government side.
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PALESTINE | France Endorses an Autonomo…
France's Foreign Affairs Ministry called for an end to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through a two-state solution and the resumption of peace negotiations between the two territories.
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JAMAICA | Population at risk as Coronavirus now out of control…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 17, 2020: People’s National Party’s (PNP) Spokesman on Health and Wellness Dr Morais Guy, says t…
JAMAICA | Dr. Donald Keith (DK) Duncan is dead at age 80
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 17, 2020 - Former two term General Secretary, former Minister of National Mobilisation and…
JAMAICA | Phillips names list of eight Opposition Senators
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 14, 2020 - Leader of the Opposition Dr. Peter Phillips today named Opposition members of t…
JAMAICA | PM Announces Gov't Senators, State Ministers sworn i…
KINGSTON, September 14, 2020 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has selected the full slate of thirteen persons to be appointed …
JAMAICA | PNP's Richard Azan wants probe into Ballot Box tampe…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 12, 2020: The People's National Party (PNP) is calling for an urgent investigation into the reop…
JAMAICA | Luther Buchanan declared winner of Westmoreland East…
DARLISTON, Westmoreland, September 6, 2020 -The deadlock which resulted from Saturday's official recount by the Elector…
JAMAICA | JLP defeats PNP in Shocking 49-14 victory
KINGSTON, September 4, 2020 - In a landslide victory, the ruling Jamaica Labour Party, JLP was returned to power in yesterday…
GUYANA | Returning Officer arrested on private charges by ruli…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, August 26, 2020 - In what appears to be an electoral inquisition being pursued by Guyana’s new PPP …
JAMAICA | Ministry to address banking challenges to medical ca…
KINGSTON, September 10, 2020 - The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is engaging international stak…
JAMAICA | CLA and JAMPRO to establish online platform
KINGSTON, Jamaica September 10, 2020 -The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMP…
JAMAICA | Economy contracted 18 per cent April to June says PI…
KINGSTON, September 10, 2020 - The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) says the economy contracted by an estimated 18 per ce…
JAMAICA | Remittance inflows helping to prop up falling Ja do…
KINGSTON, August 27, 2020 - Amidst the growing concern over the effect of the movement in the exchange rate on …
JAMAICA | US State Department issues COVID-19 travel advisory …
MONTEGO BAY, August 7, 2020 - Against the background of reopening the tourist industry and the government's targeting of US v…
How COVID-19 could impact travel for years to come
In late 2019, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) published its “Economic Performance of the Airline Industry”…
BARBADOS | Updated travel protocols for Barbados take effect A…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, August 4, 2020 – As the country struggles to carefully reopen the Barbados economy within the context o…
JAMAICA | Gov't wants to increase earnings of small and medium…
KINGSTON, July 24, 2020 - Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett, says the Government is working to build the capacity o…
JAMAICA | JC Hutchinson Apologises for "my errors of jud…
KINGSTON, July 17, 2020 – “I wish to apologise to the prime minister, my party, my cabinet colleagues, and most importantly t…
JAMAICA | Embattled JC Hutchinson removed from Agriculture, Re…
KINGSTON, Jamaica July 17, 2020- Prime Minister Andrew Holness has relieved Minister JC Hutchinson from the responsibilities …
JAMAICA | PNP wants JC Hutchinson to resign, points to connect…
KINGSTON, JAMAICA. JULY 15, 2020: The People's National Party (PNP) says information now in the public domain relating t…
JAMAICA | Minister's Partner Resigns as Director of Holland Pr…
MONTEGO BAY, July 15, 2020 - Minister with responsibility for Agriculture, JC Hutchinson, says the mother of his child, Lola …
CARICOM congratulates Guyana's new President, Irfan Ali
TURKEYEN, Georgetown, Guyana Aug. 3, 2020- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) today congratulated the new presiden…
BARBADOS | Son Of The Soil: A Tribute To The Late Owen Arthur
Owen Seymour Arthur was born on October 17, 1949, and was educated at All Saints Boys’ School, the Coleridge and Parry School…
CARICOM | CARICOM Heads to discuss Guyana' electoral impasse n…
MONTEGO BAY, July 16, 2020 - CARICOM heads will convene a special meeting next week, to discuss the Guyana electoral im…
BARBADOS | Reparations is more than an apology, they must pay …
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, July 6, 2020 - Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has joined CARICOM’s call for Reparatory Justice a…
GUYANA | Pompeo and Ali sign “Bilateral Shiprider Agreement” f…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 18, 2020 – Guyana’s President Mohammed Irfaan Ali says the “Bilateral Shiprider Agreement” sign…
GUYANA | Mike Pompeo to discuss Venezuela on two day visit to …
WASHINGTON, DC, September 16, 2020 - The US State Department today announced that the crisis in neighbouring Venezuela will f…
BARBADOS | Gov't to recognise ‘a form of civil unions’ for sam…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 16, 2020 - The Government of Barbados says it is prepared to recognise a form of civil …
GUYANA | Opposition stonewalled, Gov't warned, stay out of Ven…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 16, 2020 – Speaker of Guyana's House of Assembly appears to be stonewalling efforts by the Oppo…
DIASPORA | US Senate Chaplain to preach at Independence Thanks…
WASHINGTON, DC, July 27, 2020 - Jamaicans in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia (DMV) comprising the Washington …
DIASPORA | Support pour in for IPMI's Jamaica Day of Prayer, A…
NEW YORK, NY. Saturday, July 18, 2020 -- Jamaicans at home and those scattered across the globe, are being encouraged to rema…
DIASPORA | Jamaican Embassy, Consulates Made Efforts To Protec…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 6, 2020) - Derrick Scott - The month of July has witnessed the re-opening of Jamaica’s Missions i…
DIASPORA | Jamaica Hails The United States on its 244th Indep…
WASHINGTON DC, July 4, 2020 - The Government of Jamaica has hailed the United States of America on the occasion of the …
World Bank Predicts Unprecedented Recession in Latin America
The region's economic activity is projected to contract by 7.2 percent, much more steeply than during the global financial …
The U.K. Denies Venezuela Access to Gold for Food and Medicine…
The United Kingdom's High Court Thursday decided that opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido can access 31 tons of Venezuelan g…
VENEZUELA | Mercenary Operations Against Venezuela: An Evoluti…
TeleSUR, May 23, 2020 - Venezuela has recently been subject to a number of attempts of mercenary penetration in the country…
VENEZUELA | Military Foils Terrorist Infiltration from Colombi…
CARACAS, VENEZUELA, May 3, 2020 - The Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace of Venezuela, Nestor Reverol, announced on Sund…
ETHIOPIA | IMF reaches Staff-Level Agreement for first review …
Washington, DC – August 21, 2020: “The Ethiopian authorities and IMF team have reached a staff-level agreement on policy…
Somali special forces rescues 33 children kept hostages by ins…
Mogadishu, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) A Somali elite unit freed 33 children in an operation against the armed group Al-Shabab in …
AFRICA | Children in Nigeria and surrounding countries, contin…
Girls and boys in northeast Nigeria are continuing to endure brutal abuse at the hands of Boko Haram, and are also being deep…
AFRICA | Mali president Ibrahim Keita resigns after military…
BAMAKO, Mali, August 19, 2020 - Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigned at about midnight on Tuesday and dissolv…
Virus-linked hunger tied to 10,000 child deaths each month; Vi…
The United Nations says coronavirus-linked hunger is leading to the deaths of 10,000 children a month in the first year of th…
JAMAICA | PM Holness, Former PM Patterson Pay Tribute To Civi…
Washington DC., July 24, 2020 - The Government of Jamaica as well as former prime minister PJ Patterson, have sent letters of…
UNESCO expresses deep regret over Turkey decision to change st…
As the Turkish President signed a decree on Friday converting the ancient Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque, the UN cult…
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 …
UNITED NATIONS | Guterres wants agreement over Ethiopian Nile …
NEW YORK, NY, May 19, 2020 - Through his spokesperson, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres noted on Tuesday tha…
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…
JAMAICA | Petrojam ordered to pay dismissed general manager $1…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 10, 2020 - The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) has sent a strong signal to companies re…
JAMAICA | Petrojam ordered to pay dismissed general manager $1…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 10, 2020 - The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) has sent a strong signal to companies re…
GUYANA | GECOM officials jailed on PPP private charges granted…
GEORGETOWN, August 31, 2020 – Two more officers of the Guyana Elections Commission arrested on fraud charges by the newly ins…
GUYANA | Controversial Returning Officer Mingo charged and rem…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, August 29, 2020 – The Returning Officer for the controversial Region Four, Clairmont Mingo has been charg…
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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…
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 …
T&T | TT Creative Industries get $25m help to fight COVID-…
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, July 7, 2020 - Artistes and "creatives" in the twin island state of Trinidad …
JAMAICA | Singer, Songwriter Bob Andy is Dead at 75
KINGSTON, Jamaica March 27, 2020 - The People's National Party (PNP) has expressed condolence at the passing of acclaimed Jam…
JAMAICA | Happy Birthday Bob Marley
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 2020 - February is Reggae Month. The month of February is also the King of Reggae, Bob Marley's B…
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 | Jamaica Records 38 COVID-19 deaths, 114 new cases ov…
KINGSTON, SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 – As Jamaica continues to battle the COVID-19 virus amidst the recently announced communit…
JAMAICA | Island records 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 140 n…
KINGSTON, September 9, 2020 -The Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported the passing of two more persons due to COVID-19…
JAMAICA | Thirty-Three dead from COVID-19, total cases: 3,103.
KINGSTON, September 7, 2020 - The Ministry of Health & Wellness has confirms one new COVID-19-related death. The de…
CARICOM| Caricom with over 20.490 Covid-19 cases
Georgetown, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Community (Caricom) is close to exceeding 20.500 Covid-19 cases, as 15 membe…
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…
CARICOM | Short-Term Digital Transformation Plan to be Ready b…
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – June 30, 2020 - A short-term plan t…
COVID-19 | Phones Could Track the Spread of Covid-19. Is It a …
THE WIRE - In 2011, two scientists at Cambridge University in the UK devised a clever way to measure and model the spread o…
Huawei and 5G: UK had little choice but say yes to Chinese – h…
The UK’s decision not to ban China’s Huawei from being a supplier for its next-generation mobile network has caused ructions…
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 …
GUYANA | Guyana’s second royalty payment deposited in NRF
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, August 1, 2020- The second payment for Guyana’s oil and gas royalties has been deposited in the Natural R…
GUYANA | Bringing gas to shore is well advanced says Energy Di…
DPI, Guyana, Monday, May 25, 2020 - As Guyana’s oil and gas sector continues to grow and diversify, Director of the Departmen…
GUYANA | Guyana’s second million barrel of crude lifted
GEORGETOWN, May 24, 2020 - The second million-barrel of crude from the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloadin…
JAMAICA | Andrew Holness, leave Michael Manley alone!
With the greatest of respect, I am firmly of the view that Prime Minister Andrew Holness “fly pass him nest” a few days…
GUYANA | Burke seeks Nancy Pelosi's Intervention into Pompeo's…
MONTEGO BAY, July 16, 2020 - President of the Caribbean Institute for Democracy in Brooklyn, New York, Rickford Burke, …
JAMAICA | PM Manley's Misadventures or PM Holness' political d…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 10, 2020 - A Gleaner story, written by Christopher Serju and published in the Frida…
CAYMAN ISLANDS | Governor releases UK instructions on Domestic…
CAYMAN ISLANDS, August 16, 2020 - UK Overseas Territories Minister Baroness Elizabeth Sugg has instructed Governor Martyn Rop…
COVID-19 disruption could be a chance to lay a firmer school m…
In South Africa, when Grade 9 learners return to school after the COVID-19 closures, they will have a maximum of 76 teachin…
The belief that demons have sex with humans runs deep in Chris…
Houston physician and pastor Stella Immanuel – described as “spectacular” by Donald Trump for her promotion of unsubstantiate…
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…
WEATHER | Gonzalo expected to become first hurricane of 2020
While Tropical Storm Gonzalo takes aim at the eastern Caribbean placing them on a heightened watch, Gonzalo is expected to be…
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…
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…
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