NEWS · Nov 8
Official platform to mobilize relief support to be modified
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 8, CMC – Prime Minister, Dr.Andrew Holness, says the official platform to mobilise support for Jamaica’s relief and recovery…
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NEWS · Nov 8
Venezuelan, Guyanese caught in cocaine bust
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Nov. 8, CMC – The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) says a Venezuelan and two Guyanese have been arrested in connection…
NEWS · Nov 8
OAS Secretary General calls for urgency on update of Roadmap on Haiti
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, CMC – The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) , Albert Ramdin, is urging member states…
NEWS · Nov 8
PAHO scales up emergency health response across the Caribbean following Hurricane Melissa
WASHINGTON, Nov 8, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has activated its emergency coordination and response mechanisms and…
NEWS · Nov 7
CCJ reserves judgement in case filed by political analyst against Suriname
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Nov 7, CMC – The Caribbean Court f Justice (CCJ) Friday reserved its judgement in the case in…
NEWS · Nov 7
UN says nearly a third of Jamaica’s annual wealth wiped out by Hurricane Melissa
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 7, CMC – The top United Nations development official in the region says nearly a third of Jamaica’s…
NEWS · Nov 7
Jaundy Martin returns as attorney general
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Nov. 7, CMC – Attorney-at-law Jaundy Martin was sworn in on Friday as Attorney General of St. Vincent and…
NEWS · Nov 7
“A crippling blow”
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 7, CMC – Agriculture Minister Floyd Green has described the damage to the agricultural sector as “catastrophic” , noting…
BUSINESS · Nov 7
Hurricane Melissa triggers 100% payout from World Bank Catastrophe Bond for Jamaica
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, CMC – The World Bank says the Government of Jamaica will receive a full payout of US$150 million under…
NEWS · Nov 7
Local chamber of commerce partners with US university
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Nov. 7, CMC – Vincentians are being encouraged to place stronger emphasis on education as part of efforts to…