CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana - Thursday, 24 February 2022 - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says it strongly condemns the military attacks and invasion of Ukraine by The Russian Federation and calls for the immediate and complete withdrawal of the military presence and cessation of any further actions that may intensify the current perilous situation in that country.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 24, 2022 - The Russian invasion of Ukraine has left the world in a heightened state of fear and insecurity. The People’s National Party condemns this act of aggression, which is reminiscent of what should have been a bygone age and threatens to undermine the multilateral system for maintaining world peace. We extend our sympathies and prayers for all those who are exposed to grave danger in this conflict.
NEW YORK, NY, February 22, 2022 - A Jamaican-American, Brian Cunningham, has won the Democratic nomination for the special election in central Brooklyn’s Assembly District 43, securing over 90 percent of votes in the County Committee nominating process after a grueling and at-times tense seven-hour meeting.
KINGSTON, Jamaica: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 - The Government of Jamaica and the Jamaica Police Federation have concluded negotiations and have signed, at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service a new 12-month Heads of Agreement, for a wage increase on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.
The Baltimore Sun newspaper out of the State of Maryland in the United States, today issued a stunning apology indicating that " We are deeply and profoundly sorry: For decades, The Baltimore Sun promoted policies that oppressed Black Marylanders; we are working to make amends."
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 17, 2022: The Opposition PNP has called for the removal of Shane Dalling as the CEO of the Firearms Licensing Authority (FLA) for poor performance, especially in light of Mr. Dalling’s own admission that he can’t fix the troubling issues plaguing the entity.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says it is deeply concerned by the on-going developments along the Ukraine border and calls on all parties involved to act responsibly and with self-restraint and responsibility to avoid destabilisation in that region.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 14, 2022 - Guyana’s Opposition spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Amanza Walton Desir is not comfortable with the administration’s foreign policy, describing it as nebulous, incoherent, fleeting and transactional.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 11, 2022 - The Opposition Peoples National Party wants the government to move with alacrity in evacuating Jamaican nationals including students from the Ukraine where war drums are beating and there could be potential conflict within 48 hours according to media reports.
PORTMORE, Jamaica, February 11 - The Mayor of the municipality of Portmore in St. Catherine, His Worship Leon Thomas, is cautioning the government not to make a hasty political decision in making Portmore the fifteenth parish in Jamaica.
