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…
January 9, 2011
Don killed in police operation in Jamaica
The reputed don of the Southside community in central Kingston was fatally shot yesterday during a joint police/military operation in the community. He has been identified as 31-year-old Horace Ramsay otherwise called 'Pugu'. A release from the…