Thursday, March 28, 2024

Regional

Minor stabs relative to death

NASSAU – The murder toll in The Bahamas climbed to 34 so far this year after two people, including a 25-year-old man, who was stabbed to death by a...

Sir Hilary to address UN

KINGSTON – Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, will address the...

IMF approves more funds for Suriname

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has granted Suriname a waiver for nonobservance of a performance criterion and will...

Haiti one step away from famine, warns UN

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, Ulrika Richardson, is warning that the situation in...

Haiti: US sending flight to evacuate citizens as violence continues

The United States government is organizing a charter flight for American citizens in Haiti, the US Embassy in...

CARICOM team observing Jamaica elections

GEORGETOWN – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is mounting a CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission to monitor the general elections in Jamaica on Thursday.The Mission is...

Walcott, Lewis to receive knighthoods

CASTRIES – Derek Walcott, the 1992 Nobel Prize winner for Literature, has been named among the first recipients of the knighthood by St Lucia...

St Kitts’ supervisor of elections to observe elections in Jamaica

BASSETERRE – The Supervisor of Elections in St Kitts and Nevis, Elvin Bailey, has been called to duty in Jamaica to be a part...

JLP launches manifesto

KINGSTON – Andrew Holness yesterday launched the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP’s) 2016 election manifesto, describing it as “bankable” and insisted that the Opposition party’s...

Correspondent Banking a worry for CARICOM

THE ECONOMIES OF CARICOM Member States could be ruined, if the issue of Correspondent Banking is not addressed at the highest level.Prime Minister Freundel...

PNP launches manifesto

KINGSTON – The ruling People’s National Party (PNP) Tuesday launched its manifesto ahead of the February 25 general election promising jobs for young people,...