December 7, 2015
CARICOM to mount Election Observation Mission for St. Vincent and the Grenadines Elections
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will mount a CARICOM Electoral Observation Mission to monitor the general elections to be held in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Wednesday 9 December 2015. The Chief of Mission is Mr. Gasper Jn Baptiste, Chief…
November 25, 2015
Students to study in Russia
Twenty-five Jamaicans have been awarded scholarships valued at over $100 million to study in Russia by aluminium conglomerate, UC Rusal, which owns the Alpart and Windalco bauxite companies. The fully funded scholarships are valid for up to six…
November 25, 2015
Barbados push legalization to seize assets
The Barbados Government will next year table legislation amending the Proceeds of Crime Act so as to allow the authorities to seize the assets of people with no legitimate source of income. Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite, addressing a ruling…
November 23, 2015
Digicel Host Successful Tournament
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November 23, 2015
SANDALS’ CEO STEWART’S A WINNER… AGAIN!
Montego Bay, Jamaica; 9th November 2015; Sandals Resorts International’s Chief Executive Officer continued his award-winning year after being named Caribbean Personality of the Year at the International Caribbean World Travel & Living Awards.…
November 18, 2015
Panos Caribbean launches ‘1.5 To Stay Alive’ Selfie
Panos Caribbean has launched the ‘1.5 To Stay Alive Selfie Video Challenge’, as part of efforts to amplify Caribbean voices on climate change. The challenge comes ahead of the international climate change negotiations set for Paris, beginning the…
November 18, 2015
House approves DNA Bill
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday passed the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Evidence Act with four amendments. Minister of National Security Peter Bunting piloted the Bill, which is a critical weapon in the fight against crime. It provides for…
November 10, 2015
Cuba planning new oil exploration in Gulf of Mexico
Cuba is organising a new search for oil in the Gulf of Mexico after four earlier exploratory wells failed to make commercially viable finds, a state official said Monday. The new round of drilling in Cuba's exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of…
October 31, 2015
Trinidadian ordered extradited to Canada
52-year-old Trinidad and Tobago national, who was deported from Canada in 2010 having been convicted for manslaughter and other offences, has been ordered extradited to Canada to face 54 charges including murder and kidnapping. Chief Magistrate…
October 31, 2015
IMF funds for storm to assist Dominica
WASHINGTON (CMC) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday said it was providing US$8.7 million for Dominica to be drawn from the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) as the island rebuilds following the battering it took from Tropical Storm Erika in…