January 16, 2012
Anguilla set to attend 30th Anniversary of The CHTA Marketplace in The Bahamas
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Caribbean Marketplace – the industry event that has revolutionized the way business is conducted among industry stakeholders. CHTA anticipates that the 2012…
January 16, 2012
Mexico pledges $5 million to build markets in Haiti
The press office of Haitian President Michel Martelly says Mexico is promising to give the Caribbean nation $5 million to build several markets. The agreement was made in Guatemala, where the leader attended Saturday's presidential inauguration of…
January 15, 2012
LIME blasts Holness, urges emergency overhaul of telecoms regulation
TELECOMS giant LIME yesterday accused former Prime Minister Andrew Holness of betraying Jamaican consumers when he reversed a requirement that Digicel maintain both networks as a condition of its proposed merger with Claro. At the same time, LIME…
January 15, 2012
Trinidad PM concludes state visit to India with business talks in Mumbai
In her final bid to lure potential Indian investors and entrepreneurs to the shores of Trinidad and Tobago, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Friday reiterated her call for more Trinidad and Tobago-India economic and trade relations during…
January 15, 2012
New Guatemala President Otto Perez Molina takes office
The new president of Guatemala, Otto Perez Molina, has been sworn into office after his election victory in November. Mr Perez Molina - a former army general - has promised tough action to combat soaring levels of violent crime and drug…
January 15, 2012
Chavez ‘would accept’ Venezuela election defeat
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has told opposition leaders that he will relinquish power if he loses elections due in October. In his annual address to Congress, Mr Chavez said the opposition should also accept the result if he wins. The…
January 13, 2012
Soldiers still sombre after Haiti
Two years after the Haiti quake, the images of suffering are still fresh in the minds of Jamaica Defence Force soldiers who were part of the relief team in Port-au-Prince. Lieutenant Johnathan Wemyss-Gorman was part of the rescue team that was…
January 13, 2012
Dudus sentencing postponed again
Federal judge Robert P. Patterson has granted a request for a postponement in the sentencing of confessed Jamaican drug baron Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke. “Application for an adjournment of sentencing is granted, but the date will have to be…
January 13, 2012
Portia gets new iPhone 4S
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is among the first in the Caribbean to receive the new iPhone 4S. The phone, is said to deliver up to two times more power and up to seven times faster graphics than the regular iPhone. The iPhone 4S, LIME’s…
January 13, 2012
Breast cancer at record levels in the Bahamas
A report has found that BREAST CANCER is affecting Bahamian women at the highest levels in the world. Researchers are holding out hope, however, and are steadily working towards their goal to make genetic testing more accessible to high-risk…