Cabinet agree on Budget
Kingston. Jamaica has completed all prior actions required to successfully ink an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to information released after a retreat by the Cabinet over…
Author: Amit Somaru
Vigil for Rachel
Bridgetown. Over 100 people paid tribute to Rachel Pilgrim last night on the spot on the Harbour Road, St Michael, where she lost her life a week ago. The former…
Economist bemused by Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure
Bridgetown. President of the Barbados Economic Society Ryan Straughn says he is bemused by the 2013 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure. According to Straughn, the Government is not willing to…
Haitians rescued by Coast Guard
Kingston, Jamaica. The fate of the 33 Haitians who arrived in Portland yesterday will be decided this week. Mayor of Port Antonio Benny White, told the media that the Haitians…
Stroke Rehab Unit at the QEH
Bridgetown. The construction of a 20 bed Acute Stroke Rehab Unit will begin at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) tomorrow. According to director of engineering services at the QEH Paula…
Rihanna goes to court
Bridgetown. A lawsuit filed by international Barbadian pop star Rihanna and her former United States accounting firm Berdon LLP will be heard in the High Court. Accourting to a source, …
Striking civil servants preparing to intensify industrial action
Castries, St Lucia. Striking civil servants in St Lucia say they are prepared to intensify their industrial action. The warning comes even as the Government says it has received a…
Police recruits urged to maintain high standards
Kingston. National Security Minister, Peter Bunting, has urged new recruits of the Jamaica Constabulary to maintain the highest standards of professional excellence, integrity and discipline in discharging their duties. Bunting…
Attorney General says Trinidad is dragging its feet on fishing agreement
Bridgetown. Attorney General of Barbados Adriel Brathwaite has accused the Government of Trinidad and Tobago of dragging its feet on reaching a fishing agreement between the two countries. Speaking in…
Chairman break deadlock in the House of Assembly
Bridgetown. The Chairman of Committees James Paul was forced to use his casting vote to break a deadlock between the Govenment and the Opposition benches in the House of Assembly…
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