July 26, 2016
Venezuelan women push past border controls for food
About 500 Venezuelan women in search of food have broken through border controls separating the western state of Tachira from neighbouring Colombia. The women said their families were going hungry because of severe food shortages in Venezuela. Hours…
July 26, 2016
Bahamians Warned To Prepare For Scorching Heat This Week
Bahamians can expect scorching temperatures as from today Wednesday, through the weekend with the heat index expected to reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit, Senior Meteorological Officer at the Department of Meteorology Orson Nixon warned on Tuesday.…
July 20, 2016
CARIBBEAN TOURISM ORGANIZATION, CARIBBEAN HOTEL & TOURISM ASSOCIATION ISSUE STATEMENT ON BREXIT
THE CARIBBEAN (June 30, 2016) - The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), representing the region's public and private sector tourism interest, recognize and respect the will of the majority of…
July 20, 2016
Brazil impeachment vote to follow Olympics
BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP) – Legislators will vote on removing Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff from office just days after the Olympic Games end in Rio, the Senate president said Thursday. The vote will take place between August 25-27 after…
July 20, 2016
Body camera software being installed, says JCF
The Jamaica Constabulary Force High Command has said the police force has acquired "a few hundred" body cameras which are currently being installed. In a news release to regional press, the High Command responded to the recommendations contained…
July 19, 2016
PAHO says it has strong strategy to support countries affected by Zika
The long-term outlook for the Americas resulting from the Zika virus outbreak is uncertain and the number of people affected is difficult to gauge, but the Pan American Health Organization is responding with a strong, four-tiered strategy to support…
July 18, 2016
Cuba awards 8 medical scholarships
EIGHT young Jamaicans have been awarded medical scholarships to study in Cuba for the 2016-2017 academic year, under the Cuba-Jamaica Cooperation Programme. Cuban ambassador to Jamaica Bernardo Guanche Hernandez presented the scholarships to the…
July 18, 2016
UWI Vice Chancellor urges close regional unity in light of Brexit
The Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Sir Hilary Beckles says the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) should use Britain’s exist from the European Union to deepen and strengthen its internal operations and external relations with…
July 18, 2016
OAS chief urges support for vote on removing Venezuela’s president
The leader of the Organization of American States urged member countries Thursday to support efforts in Venezuela to hold a referendum on removing President Nicolas Maduro from office. At a special meeting of its Permanent Council on the political…
July 18, 2016
Opposition boycotts Parliament IN ANTIGUA
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has warned that his administration is prepared for early by-elections as opposition legislators made good on their threat to boycott the first sitting of the new Parliament following the June 12 general election. "I want…