July 30, 2018
Thirteen (13) Immigration Officers Appointed
Thirteen (13) Immigration Officers Appointed A total of 13 officers were promoted and appointed within the Immigration Department through a series of recruitment exercises throughout the 2017/2018 financial year. Deputy Governor, Hon. Anya Williams…
July 30, 2018
ITC and CDB announce scaled-up partnership
The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have announced that they are scaling up their partnership to strengthen support for businesses across the Caribbean region. The announcement was made by CDB President, Dr.…
July 30, 2018
PREVENT MOSQUITO BREEDING DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS
PUBLIC NOTICE The Ministry of Health, Agriculture, Sports and Human Services urges persons to help prevent mosquito breeding during the summer months Dengue, chikungunya and zika are all vector borne diseases primarily spread by the bite of an…
July 30, 2018
Google executive warns of face ID bias
Facial recognition technology does not yet have "the diversity it needs” and has “inherent biases”, a top Google executive has warned. The remarks, from the firm’s director of cloud computing, Diane Greene, came after rival Amazon’s software wrongly…
July 30, 2018
Vibeke Skofterud: Former Olympic champion dies in jet-skiing accident
Olympic cross-country skiing gold medallist Vibeke Skofterud has died in a jet-skiing accident at the age of 38. The Norwegian won 4x5km relay gold at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010 and was also a two-time world champion in the discipline.…
July 30, 2018
Tour de France 2018: Geraint Thomas wins to make sporting history
Sporting history was made on the Champs-Elysees Sunday as Geraint Thomas became the first Welshman to win cycling's Tour de France. Arm-in-arm with 2017 champion and Team Sky teammate Chris Froome, the 32-year-old Thomas crossed the finishing line…
July 30, 2018
Jamaican Parliament Approves Minimum Wage Increases
The House of Representatives in Jamaica has approved two motions that will increase the national minimum wage and the minimum wage for industrial security guards. The motions, which fall under the Minimum Wage Act and were piloted by Labour and…
July 30, 2018
Indonesia volcano: Hundreds of hikers trapped after earthquake
Nearly 700 people are trapped on a volcano on the popular Indonesian tourist island of Lombok, after a devastating earthquake killed more than a dozen people. A rescue operation is currently underway for tourists caught in landslides on Mount…
July 30, 2018
Spanish taxis block roads in ‘anti-Uber’ protest
Taxi drivers across Spain have joined a strike against ride-hailing companies like Uber, demanding the government restrict their numbers. The striking taxi drivers, some of whom have been camping out for days, say the services threaten their…
July 30, 2018
Zimbabwe election underway as polls open in first Mugabe-free vote
Zimbabweans are voting in what many hope will be something the country has never seen before: a free and fair election, without the interference of former leader Robert Mugabe. The landmark vote has been touted as the first time the African nation…