October 20, 2011
New Haitian government starts work after inauguration
Haiti’s new prime minister, Garry Conille, and his 16 ministers started work on Wednesday after an inauguration ceremony in the capital, Port-au-Prince, on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Conille received the approval of the Haitian Parliament,…
October 20, 2011
Regional airline to utilise new satellite tracking and communication systems
The Caribbean’s newest low fare airline, REDjet, will use a fleet management and automated flight tracking satellite system provided by Blue Sky Network. REDjet’s aircraft [MD-82s] currently fly to Barbados, Trinidad, and Guyana and will service…
October 20, 2011
Poisoned avocados in Trinidad stolen from estate
POLICE are advising members of the public to exercise extreme caution in purchasing avocados after a batch of poison-laced fruit was stolen from an estate in Tunapuna. Investigators said the 60-year-old caretaker of the estate reported to them…
October 19, 2011
Mexico fires nearly 1,000 police in Gulf state
Nearly 1,000 police officers were fired to weed out corruption from the violence-ravaged Gulf coast state of Veracruz, Mexican authorities said yesterday. Veracruz police chief Arturo Bermudez said 980 state agents have been dismissed in the past…
October 19, 2011
Haiti PM and his gov’t installed in ceremony
Haiti's new prime minister and his Cabinet have taken office with the task of rebuilding the quake-devastated Haiti. Garry Conille and his 16 ministers were inaugurated in a ceremony yesterday on the grounds of the National Palace. Conille said…
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…