November 2, 2011
PM calls for a set term for the post of Secretary General of CARICOM
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is calling for a set term for the position of Secretary General of CARICOM. PM Skerrit who is also the former chairman of CARICOM made these remarks while addressing the 1st David Thompson Memorial Lecture last…
November 1, 2011
Walk with me Portia
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness has made good on his inauguration day promise to invite the…
November 1, 2011
Guyana, Suriname yet to complete 2010 census
Guyana and Suriname are the only two countries of the Caricom group left to conduct their censuses for the 2010 round. Both are targeting mid-next year as the execution deadline. This disclosure was made by Chief Statistician, Lennox Benjamin,…
November 1, 2011
$1 billion disappears into Cayman Islands obscurity
Japanese camera maker Olympus Corp. paid a group of obscure Cayman Islands-based companies almost $1 billion it spent on three start-up firms, according to internal documents and Cayman Islands records, the Wall Street Journal reported. Three of…
November 1, 2011
Commonwealth leaders release Eminent Persons Group report
On Sunday, Commonwealth leaders released the report of the Eminent Persons Group that had given rise to some controversy earlier this month over the decision not to make the report public in advance of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting…
November 1, 2011
$700,000 in ganja, shotgun seized at makeshift camp
A police exercise in San Juan on Sunday has resulted in the seizure of more than $700,000 in narcotics and a homemade shotgun. Police said the drugs were discovered off Bagatelle Extension Road, San Juan, at a makeshift camp s et up by marijuana…
October 31, 2011
Former Colombian rebel elected mayor of capital, Bogota
A former left-wing rebel has been elected mayor of the capital, Bogota, as Colombians vote in local elections. Gustavo Petro, 51, a former guerrilla with the defunct M-19 movement, won 32% of the vote after running a "zero corruption" campaign.…
October 31, 2011
Govt “surprised” by Carnival’s last-minute cancellation
A race is now on to find a replacement ship following the last-minute cancellation of Carnival Cruise Lines, Government said today. The cruise line announced on Wednesday that it would only visit the Island once next year, instead of an expected…
October 31, 2011
Sir Clifford resigns
AFTER 15 years of service as Governor General of Barbados, Sir Clifford Husbands demits office tomorrow. The sudden announcement of his retirement came in an embargoed statement issued by the Cabinet Office yesterday for release today, which also…
October 31, 2011
Tourism’s dynamic duo gets awards
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett and Director of Tourism, John Lynch have come in for high praise from the hierarchy of the World Travel Awards for their exceptional guidance of Jamaica’s tourism industry and for ensuring that the destination…