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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...

Guyana and China sign air agreement

GEORGETOWN – The Government of Guyana has signed an air service agreement with the People’s Republic of China. The agreement was signed on Thursday by Public...

Bahamas PM urges women to report sexual assault

Nassau – Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis is encouraging all women, including those who are married, to make complaints to the police, if they...

Dominica paving way for cannabis industry

Roseau – The Dominica government says it expects to table legislation that will give effect to the establishment of a marijuana industry here by...

Jamaica government probing illegal sale of land

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that a comprehensive investigation will be undertaken to crack down on the illegal sale of...

Cholera cases rising in Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE– Haiti has recorded 32 confirmed Cholera cases with 224 suspected up to last Saturday, the Department of Epidemiology, Laboratories and Research...

Jamaica still to decide on whether to seek oil under PetroCaribe initiative

Jamaica has not yet decided whether or not it will engage Venezuela to re-kindle interest in the PetroCaribe, the oil initiative Caracas has with...