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Policyholders say every cent

Policyholders say every cent

Bridgetown. The Barbados Investors and Policyholders Alliance (BIPA) the group representing the interest of CLICO and British American Insurance Company in Barbados will not be accepting less than every cent… Read more »

Jamaican gay activist weds Canadian man

Jamaican gay activist weds Canadian man

Jamaica: Maurice Tomlinson, a leading Jamaican gay activist, reportedly wept with joy throughout his wedding ceremony which took place in Toronto, Canada, according to a report in the Jamaica Observer…. Read more »

Nineteen members in Portia’s new cabinet

Nineteen members in Portia’s new cabinet

Jamaica: After winning the General Election and securing a two-thirds majority in Parliament , the People's National Party (PNP) leader and now Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, has today sworn… Read more »

Woman chopped and burnt to death

Woman chopped and burnt to death

Jamaica: Marvalyn Cooke, of a Bird’s Hill address, was chopped and burnt to death in Clarendon yesterday, according to a report in the Jamaica Observer. The 35-year-old woman went to… Read more »

Accident leaves four dead in St. Catherine

Accident leaves four dead in St. Catherine

Jamaica: According to a report in The Gleaner four people, yet to be identified, have died in a motor vehicle accident along the Old Harbour Road in St Catherine this… Read more »

East Central St James seat not officially declared in Jamaica’s Elections

East Central St James seat not officially declared in Jamaica’s Elections

Jamaica: According to a report in The Gleaner the seat for East Central St James that was contested by outgoing Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett of the Jamaica Labour Party… Read more »

Jamaica’s gambling ban lifted

Jamaica’s gambling ban lifted

The Gleaner reported that an eight-year ban on the licensing of gaming lounges for shops with 20 to 150 gaming machines has been lifted by the Betting Gaming and Lotteries… Read more »

Celine Dion to perform live in Jamaica Jazz festival in 2012

Celine Dion to perform live in Jamaica Jazz festival in 2012

Jamaica: According to a report in The Gleaner Celine Dion is scheduled to perform for patrons at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in January, 2012. The Canadian singer is… Read more »

Victory for PNP in Jamaica

Victory for PNP in Jamaica

Jamaica: The Jamaica Observer reported that there is a holiday like mood lingering over several communities after yesterday's People's National Party (PNP) election victory over the Jamaica Labour Party. The… Read more »

Salt water damaging agriculture lands

Salt water damaging agriculture lands

Nazeer Ahmad, Professor Emeritus of the University of West Indies, during his address to the Climate Change Adaptation Session in Dominica claims that over 9,000 hectares of land in Jamaica… Read more »