KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 8, 2017 (CMC) – The Jamaica government has led the tribute to the President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Captain Horace Burrell, who died, on Tuesday, in the United States. He was 67 years old. Prime ...
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Bob Marley’s Grandson Freed On Gun Charges
KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 8, 2017 (CMC) – More than three years after he was alleged to have pulled a firearm on a security guard, Mathew Pendergast, the grandson of reggae legend, Bob Marley, has been freed in the Gun Court. ...
Read More »Antigua Government Urges LIAT Pilots To Return To Work
ST.JOHN’S, Antigua And Barbuda, June 8, 2017 (CMC) – The government of Antigua and Barbuda has called on pilots with the regional carrier LIAT, to return to work and continue negotiations with the airline’s management. The call was made in ...
Read More »Court Declares InselAir Aruba Bankrupt
ORANJESTAD, Aruba, June 8, 2017 (CMC) – A court, here, has declared the Dutch Caribbean carrier, InselAir Aruba, bankrupt. The Curacao Chronicle reports that the court granted the airline a deferment of payment for a few months, and presently flights ...
Read More »Visitors Spend Millions In Jamaica During First Three Months Of 2017
KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 8, 2017 (CMC) – Visitors to Jamaica spent an estimated US$759.3 million during the period, January to March, this year, according to figures released by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). It added that the island welcomed ...
Read More »Barbadian Hotelier To Lead Regional Hotel Group
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 8, 2017 (CMC) – Barbadian hotelier, Patricia Affonso-Dass, has been elected to head the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA). Affonso-Dass, the group general manager at Ocean Hotels, was elected, last weekend, at the CHTA’s annual general ...
Read More »Chinese Business Delegation Interested In Guyana Natural Resources Sector
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, June 8, 2017 (CMC) – A Chinese business delegation has expressed interest in investing in Guyana’s natural resources, after holding talks with the Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes, and a team from the Guyana ...
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