March 2, 2023
IMF approves US$1.7 billion for Jamaica
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday announced that its Executive Board has approved a total of US$1.7 billion for Jamaica, the majority of which will provide insurance against risks from higher commodity prices, a global slowdown,…
February 24, 2023
Above Rocks Health Centre now powered by solar energy
Two years after getting a facelift, the Above Rocks Health Centre in St Catherine received a solar power energy system, which will aid in reducing utility costs at the facility. The project was done through a partnership between the Federal Republic…
February 14, 2023
More InterCaribbean Airways flights for Barbados
InterCaribbean Airways’ flights to and from Barbados will double with the carrier increasing its fleet and expanding its flight schedule next month. The low-cost Turks and Caicos Islands-based airline announced on Monday that it has two additional…
February 13, 2023
Region warned to brace for less rainfall
The Barbados-based Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CDPMN) said as the region moves into the heart of its dry season, rainfall will continue to decrease. "With the likelihood of normal to below normal rainfall in the northwest…
February 10, 2023
Jamaica has a health crisis added Minister Tufton
The state of the health profile of the Jamaican population has led Health and Wellness Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton to conclude that the country is in a crisis, as some citizens are now forced to adjust their lifestyles due to health challenges.…
February 6, 2023
Seven Haitians die in Bolivia while trying to reach US
In a report on Saturday, the UNHCR said six of the deaths, including that of a minor, occurred in the small town of Desaguadero, where a bridge over a river of the same name links Peru and Bolivia. According to a UNHCR spokeswoman in Peru, Iris Bano…
February 5, 2023
5 children robbed at home in TNT
FIVE children were robbed at gunpoint in Barataria on Thursday afternoon. The incident took place around 3.20 p.m. at a home at 11th Street in Trinidad. At the time, the house was occupied by a 17-year-old boy who was babysitting his siblings, an…
February 1, 2023
Police target overseas players in Kingston violence
Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson says a number of overseas players continue to drive crime in Jamaica, including the recent flare-up of violence in west Kingston. “We already had given some of those names to our (overseas)…
January 24, 2023
Over $1M in marijuana at Trinidad PoS port
Over $1 million worth of marijuana was seized at the Port of Port of Spain on Monday. It was found during a joint intelligence-led, anti-crime exercise conducted by a team of officers from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, the Customs and…
January 20, 2023
Building collapses in La Vega, Dominican Republic
A three-story building collapsed on Wednesday in the Dominican Republic, in La Vega. The owner of the building that collapsed with six employees inside, R&S Multimuebles, reported that the causes of the collapse are still unknown and that the…