November 10, 2013
Andrew Holness is still JLP Leader in Jamaica
Andrew Holness has retained the leadership of the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) after defeating Audley Shaw. It was just announced moments ago at the special delegates conference summoned to choose the leader of the JLP at the National…
November 10, 2013
Trinidad and Tobago has highest cancer mortality rate in the Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago is among three countries with the highest cancer mortality rates in the Americas, according to a new report released by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health…
November 10, 2013
Gonsalves ‘absolutely fed up’ of LIAT’s constant woes
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says he is ‘absolutely fed up” at the constant industrial action plaguing the regional airline, LIAT. Gonsalves, who is the chairman of the shareholder governments of the financially…
November 10, 2013
First female DDP appointed in Dominica
Former chief magistrate Evelina Baptiste became the first female to assume the position of director of public prosecutions (DPP) in Dominica as of November 1. Baptiste replaced former DPP Gene Pestaina who retired earlier this year and Guyanese…
November 9, 2013
SPICE ISLAND BEACH RESORT TOPS VIRGIN HOLIDAYS’ PLATINUM COLLECTION 8TH YEAR IN A ROW
Grenada's premier luxury retreat, Spice Island Beach Resort has once again been awarded the Virgin Holidays' Gold Award for the eighth consecutive year as the #1 property in the tour operator's exclusive worldwide Platinum Collection. With over 450…
October 31, 2013
Grenadian born Conrad Murray can apply to practise in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago's Health Minister Dr. Faud Khan says Caribbean-born doctor Conrad Murray, who has been released from a Los Angeles jail after two years for involuntary manslaughter in the death of American pop star Michael Jackson, can return to…
October 30, 2013
Bahamas To Introduce Value Added Tax
The Bahamian Government has announced that it will introduce a value-added tax (VAT), to broaden the tax base, from July 1, 2014. The Government explained that VAT is to be introduced to offset the eventual reductions to import duty rates that will…
October 30, 2013
British woman books holiday to Granada, Spain, but ends up in Grenada
A British grandmother who booked a holiday to Spain ended up in the Caribbean by mistake - after a booking blunder caused a mix-up with the flights. Lamenda Kingdon, 62, had booked the trip to Granada, Spain, using her late husband's air miles as…
October 30, 2013
Body of missing Jamaican man found in pond in Cayman Islands
Police in the Cayman Islands say the body that was discovered in a pond in George Town early Monday October 28th 2013, is 35-year-old Patrick Leonard Williamson, a Jamaican national. Detectives confirm they are treating the death as suspicious.…
October 30, 2013
Gov’t actively looking into reforming ganja law
Justice Minister Senator Mark Golding has said active consideration is being given to reforming the law relating to ganja in Jamaica to allow its use, but within certain parameters. Those boundaries include possession of marijuana for medical use,…