October 19, 2011
Holness to be sworn in as PM in jamaica
THE transition of leadership of the government will be completed on Sunday when Prime Minister Bruce Golding will formally tender his resignation to the Governor-General and a new prime minister will be sworn in. This will take place at a special…
October 19, 2011
Boy killed in freak accident at Dover raceway
A young boy was reportedly hit by a racing car at Dover raceway yesterday after he ran on the track to view a car that had just been totalled according to THE JAMAICAN STAR understands. Eyewitness reports are that the child was struck after…
October 19, 2011
IMF proposes public sector wage freeze and spending cuts in Barbados
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed that the Barbados Government adopts a two-year wage freeze in the public sector as part of its prescription to bolster that Caribbean nation’s sagging economy. An International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
October 19, 2011
Minister of Finance of St.Maarten says 2012 National Budget Balanced.
Preparations are underway to send the 2012 National Budget to the Committee of Financial Supervision CFT after the Council of Ministers (COM) approved a balanced budget on Monday, Minister of Finance Hon. Hiro Shigemoto of St,Maarten announced on…
October 17, 2011
Haiti prison break trial to begin today
Fourteen police officers and prison officials in Haiti will be…
October 17, 2011
Residents stranded after parts of main road cave in
Heavy rains on Saturday left residents of some 60 homes along Corial Road, Williamsville marooned when several parts on the main access roads collapsed. Residents complained that for more than 30 years they have been surviving on less than the…
October 17, 2011
UK to boost Caribbean trade and integration
In this difficult economic climate, Britain has given tangible expression of its continued commitment to supporting Caribbean trade and integration, through the £10 million Caribbean Aid for Trade and Regional Integration Trust Fund (CARTFund) at…
October 17, 2011
20 inmates killed in Mexico prison fight
A bloody, hours-long fight in a prison in the Mexican border city of Matamoros on Saturday left 20 inmates dead and 12 injured, state officials said. The fight apparently started with a dispute between two inmates and other prisoners joined in,…
October 17, 2011
Chavez proposes shooting down drug planes
President Hugo Chavez is proposing that Venezuela's legislators consider allowing the shooting down of suspected drug-trafficking planes that ignore orders to land. Chavez said in a televised speech Thursday that such a threat would discourage…
October 14, 2011
BALL IN AG’S COURT
The video and transcripts of Works Minister Jack Warner offering advice on "gifts" from former FIFA presidential hopeful, Qatari Mohamed bin Hammam, to Caribbean Football Union officials have been handed over to the Attorney General. Prime…