January 1, 2012
Proposed US sanctions against Antigua & Barbuda escalates
Antigua and Barbuda continues gain attention in both houses of the United States Congress as 10 US Representatives recently introduced a Congressional Resolution also calling for sanctions to be levied against the eastern Caribbean territory.…
December 30, 2011
PNP’s Portia Simpson delivers crushing 41-22 seat defeat to JLP
THE People’s National Party (PNP) sent the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) back into Opposition after scoring a crushing 41-22-seat victory in yesterday’s 16th general election that pollsters and analysts had said was mostly too close to call. A sober…
December 30, 2011
Police protecting Tufton
Jamaica Labour Party Deputy Leader Dr Christopher Tufton says he is now under police protection at his home in his South Western St Elizabeth constituency. According to Tufton, People’s National Party (PNP) supporters have refused to accept his…
December 30, 2011
USVI to lay off nearly 500 amid budget crisis
The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands says he will be forced to lay off nearly 500 employees in the coming months because of a fiscal crisis. Gov. John de Jongh said Wednesday that 143 temporary and part-time workers will be dismissed on Dec.…
December 30, 2011
Haiti to reap US$1.5 million from the Clinton Bush Fund
Hospitality workers, entrepreneurs, students, and teachers in Haiti are set to become empowered with much needed training when the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund disburses nearly US$1.5 million in new grants to organizations. The Washington-based fund…
December 30, 2011
Scores accepted by Department of Immigration
The Cayman Islands Department of Immigration is accepting scores from Educational Testing Service’s (ETS) TOEIC(R) tests to measure the English-language proficiency of persons from around the world wishing to work or settle in the Cayman……
December 30, 2011
PNP claims JLP leader breached agreement
The Peoples National Party (PNP) has filed a complaint to the Political Ombudsman claiming that the prime minister has breached a campaign agreement. Last night, The Gleaner was unable to get a reaction from the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)…
December 29, 2011
This is it! More than 1.6 million Jamaican electors to vote today
JAMAICANS WILL today journey to approximately 7,000 polling stations across the island to cast their votes to determine the party which will form the next government. This collective decision will either ratify the ruling Jamaica Labour Party's…
December 29, 2011
CARICOM chairman looks back at 2011
Outgoing Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chairman, St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas, says despite the ongoing global economic and financial crises the 15-member regional integration bloc has remained a “symbol of stability and…
December 29, 2011
St Vincent and the Grenadines ranked in top world destinations by CNN
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has been ranked number five in the “World’s Top Destinations for 2012” by Cable News Network (CNN). SVG is the only Caribbean destination to make the CNN rankings and is described as “a tropical paradise”.…