October 17, 2024
Barbados Government asked to back Israel’s war with the Hamas terrorist organisation.
The government of Barbados has been called on to back Israel’s war with the Hamas terrorist organization. The call was made by Israel’s non-resident Ambassador to Barbados, Itai Bardov, during an interview with Barbados Today. Speaking from his base…
October 15, 2024
Senate approvers legislation in the fight against corruption
The Jamaican Senate has approved the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency Order empowering the agency to investigate and prosecute a broader range of serious matters. Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Kamina Johnson Smith, who…
October 15, 2024
Four CARICOM countries involved in TVT pilot project
Educational institutions in four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are participating in the pilot phase of the Digitalisation of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Delivery Project. The Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat said…
September 20, 2024
Barbados Government announces more measures to deal with crime
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced the establishment of a National Advisory Council on Citizen Security as her administration moves towards dealing with an upsurge in gun and gun-related violence. “The government of Barbados has agreed that we…
September 20, 2024
No criminal charges against Prime Minister Holness
The Integrity Commission (IC), citing insufficient evidence regarding the non-disclosure of four bank accounts in his asset filings, has ruled out criminal charges against Prime Minister Andrew Holness for allegedly making false income……
September 18, 2024
US names CARICOM countries as major transit or drug producing countries
President Joe Biden has named four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries among a list of countries designated as major drug transit or major illicit drug-producing countries for the fiscal year 2025. Biden named The Bahamas, Belize, Haiti, and…
September 17, 2024
Taiwan expresses “great sadness” after a tranker truck explodes in Haiti
Taiwan Monday expressed “great sadness” following the explosion of a tanker truck last Saturday, killing 26 people and leaving more than 60 others injured. In a statement, the Embassy of Taiwan said that “it is with great sadness that we learned of…
August 28, 2024
Nigel Clarke to be appointed IMF deputy managing director, ministerial successor to be identified
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr Nigel Clarke is set to be appointed deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund effective October 31, 2024. The revelation was made by Prime Minister Andrew Holness,…
July 19, 2024
Summer workers to join Hurricane Beryl damage assessment team
As the clock turns, desperation sets in for many Jamaicans awaiting a return to normalcy on that island. In a bid to fast-track the damage assessment following the passage of Hurricane Beryl on July 3, a decision has been taken to reassign hundreds…
June 25, 2024
Grenada Opposition alarmed at statement made by Prime Minister
The Grenada opposition New National Party (NNP) Monday said it is “alarmed” at a statement made by Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell regarding loans being disbursed by the Grenada Development Bank (GDB). Speaking on a television programme on Sunday,…