January 29, 2018
Homes of Haitian migrants in Bahamas set on fire
Police in the Bahamas say a fire that was apparently set deliberately has destroyed dozens of homes in a shantytown made up largely of migrants from Haiti on the island of Abaco. An official with the Royal Bahamas Police Force says a local man is in…
January 23, 2018
Venezuela calls early election, Maduro ready to run
Venezuela will hold presidential elections by the end of April, the ruling Constituent Assembly said Tuesday, pulling forward a vote in which President Nicolas Maduro hopes to triumph over a divided opposition and win a second term. The 55-year-old…
January 20, 2018
Bolt pledges $1 million for kids displaced by fire
Jamaica's sprint legend Usain Bolt wasted no time in pledging $1 million, through his foundation, to assist children displaced by an early morning fire at Walker's Place of Safety in St Andrew Tuesday morning. The Usain Bolt Foundation, which was…
January 10, 2018
Paymaster (Jamaica) and interCaribbean Airways launch payment convenience
interCaribbean Airways and Paymaster (Jamaica) Limited, a leader in the bill payment industry are pleased to announce a new payment channel in the Jamaica market targeted at providing convenience for the Jamaican customers. Trevor Sadler, CEO of…
January 10, 2018
Spiralling murder rate forces private citizens to arm themselves
More Jamaicans are arming themselves with guns, prompted, apparently, by the island's skyrocketing and seemingly out-of-control murder rate, based on figures from the State-run Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA). Jamaica, with a population of…
December 30, 2017
NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM HUGH RILEY SECRETARY GENERAL CARIBBEAN TOURISM ORGANIZATION
Bridgetown, Barbados (28 Dec 2017) - This has been a challenging year for Caribbean tourism. While the first half of the year saw exciting growth in both tourism infrastructure and tourist arrivals over the previous year, in September we were hit…
December 18, 2017
Ian Boyne is Dead
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Veteran journalist and deputy chief executive officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Ian Boyne is dead. Boyne who was recuperating for some time after he was rushed to the University Hospital of the West Indies on…
December 15, 2017
CDB approves USD76 million to boost development results in St. Kitts and Nevis
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has announced a programme of assistance of USD76.2 million for St. Kitts and Nevis over the period 2017 to 2021. Today, the Bank’s Board of Directors approved the new strategy, which will support economic and…
December 11, 2017
Barbados joins other C’bean islands in signing ILO initiative
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says Barbados has become the ninth Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to join the regional initiative, Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour. It said that the island's Labour Minister…
November 27, 2017
Millions followed the dazzling Davina to Miss Universe
Davina Bennett swelled the hearts of Jamaicans worldwide with pride last night when she placed third in the prestigious Miss Universe 2017 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. Twenty-one-year-old Bennett — who works with deaf students and is working on a…