KINGSTON, Jamaica February 28, 2022 - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says while twenty-four (24) Jamaican students who were in Ukraine have safely arrived in Poland and processed for entry by the Polish Authorities, there were still four students known to be in Ukraine who are being monitored by the Ministry.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Feb. 28, 2022 - The Government of Barbados says the administration is already seeking to put measures in place to cushion any likely fallout from the war that has broken out in the Ukraine with Russia.
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, February 27, 2022 - Following an outcry from the Jamaican public and a proposal by the Opposition PNP to take care of the welfare of Jamaican students trying to flee war torn Ukraine, the government of Jamaica has now changed its position and has decided to foot the bill for accommodation, food, and air travel for the students’ return to Jamaica from Ukraine.
The decolonisation of Mauritius was never fully completed. This is because, in 1965, the British government put islands belonging to Mauritius into a new colonial jurisdiction, the British Indian Ocean Territory, which still exists today. It is long past time for this colonial-era wrongdoing to be made right, and for Mauritius to be made whole.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 26, 2022 - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government will gather on San Pedro in Belize for their Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting on 1-2 March 2022 to deliberate on several major issues, including the Region’s post-pandemic economic recovery and the possible economic impact of the Russian Federation's unprovoked invasion of the territory of Ukraine.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that 23 Jamaican students are on a train out of the Ukraine to Poland, while arrangements are being made for three others to leave Ukraine cities by way of trains to the Polish border.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Biden administration announced Friday that it will move to freeze the assets of President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, following the European Union and Britain in directly sanctioning top Russian leadership.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 25, 2022 - People’s National Party President, Mark Golding says he has made contact with the Jamaican students who are still in the Ukraine, with a view to trying to assist them to leave the war-torn country.
KINGSTON,Jamaica, February 24, -Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that the National Security Council (NSC) today had important discussions with a view to making adjustments to the operations of the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), following reports of alleged impropriety in the issuing of gun permits.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 24, 2022 - Opposition Spokesperson on Youth and Sports, Senator Gabriela Morris, is expressing great disappointment with the Government's lacklustre response to the plight of the Jamaican students in Ukraine.
