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Scholarship to carry on legacy of late track and field coach

KINGSTON – The government has announced plans to establish a scholarship for a student-athlete at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) in honour of late track and field coach...

ECLAC to release economic survey of LAC

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Friday announced that it present its Economic Survey of...

CCJ president responds to press reports on leaked correspondence

Port of Spain, Trinidad – President of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Winston Anderson, Friday...

Haiti PM says elections will be held in 2026

Port Au Prince, Haiti – Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé says the “the elections will take place this...

CARICOM education ministers meeting in Guyana

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Education Ministers began a two-day meeting here on Wednesday amid concerns as to  whether or...

Police regain control of Haiti’s main fuel terminal from gangs

Police in Haiti say they have taken control of the country’s main fuel terminal that had been held by criminal gangs since September, leading...

Commission of Inquiry into Guyana elections starts Friday

Georgetown – The long-awaited presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Guyana elections of March 2020 is set to begin on Friday. With approximately 20  witnesses already...

Senior IMF official wants more action to fight climate change

Nassau – A senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), appealed for greater action to mitigate the impact of climate change being felt...

Bermuda governor tests positive for COVID-19

Hamilton – Health authorities announced on Wednesday the first novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death in three months, a few hours after Governor Rena Lalgie confirmed...

Jamaica health ministry awaits PAHO report

KINGSTON – The Ministry of Health and Wellness is awaiting a report from the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) on the discovery of a...

Two-week gun amnesty in Jamaica

KINGSTON – A 14-day gun amnesty will begin next Wednesday, Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang announced on the same day that police...