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January 16, 2011

PNP ready for ‘Dudus’ enquiry

The People’s National Party says it is now ready to fully participate in the enquiry. PNP Deputy General Secretary, Julian Robinson says the party’s concerns have been addressed by the Government. The PNP had said it was not consulted by the…

January 16, 2011

IMF approves US$49 million disbursement to Jamaica

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the third review of Jamaica’s economic performance under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). Completion of the review enables the immediate disbursement of an amount…

January 14, 2011

Jamaica opens third international airport, named after Ian Fleming

Prime Minister Bruce Golding on Wednesday officially opened Jamaica's third international airport at Boscobel in St Mary. A new international airport for private jets and small commercial aircraft was unveiled in northern Jamaica on Wednesday,…

January 14, 2011

Second Guyanese sentenced to 15 years for JFK airport bomb plot

Another Guyanese was given a 15-year jail sentence for his involvement in the plot to blow up the John F. Kennedy International Airport four years ago. Abdel Nur, 60, was sentenced on Thursday by US District Judge Dora Irizarry in Brooklyn, New…

January 14, 2011

Cuba, US meet on immigration amid disagreements

Senior US and Cuban diplomats met in Havana yesterday to discuss immigration issues in an encounter that was expected to turn to more contentious matters, such as the detention of an American man whom Cuba accuses of spying. Heading the talks for…

January 14, 2011

International drug lord sought over £7m ganja haul

POLICE in the United Kingdom are hunting down an international drug lord in connection with the seizure of £7 million-worth of ganja, shipped via Jamaica from Cuba last year, reports the Northampton Chronicle & Echo. The drugs were individually…

January 10, 2011

Revolt within Trinidad coalition member threatens government

Moves are reportedly afoot to remove Finance Minister Winston Dookeran as political leader of the Congress of the…

January 10, 2011

Ousted chairman of Antigua-Barbuda Electoral Commission warns of legal action

Former chairman of the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC), Sir Gerald Watt QC, has announced that he will challenge his removal as head of the commission in the courts. The Observer newspaper reported that, in a press release, Watt…

January 9, 2011

Man with the golden voice invited to Bermuda

Steps are being taken to invite American Ted Williams, whose “golden voice” has taken him from homelessness to…

January 9, 2011

Man killed on St. Croix

The territory's second shooting death of 2011 came less than 24 hours after the first. Krishna Ramkisson, 26, of Mutual Homes housing community was getting out of his vehicle near his home about 8:30 p.m. when an unknown number of assailants fired…