KINGSTON, Jamaica (Wednesday, June 22, 2022) — Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, proposes that a single-visa regime among CARICOM member countries, should be the next critical consideration in rationalising entry protocols in the region. “[This is] for touristic purposes and can ...
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Wednesday, June 22, 2022) — Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, said the move by the international news agency, VICE News, to associate him in a corruption scandal, is nonsensical, and will, in no way, tarnish his image. The ...
Read More »Jamaica To Establish Unit To Investigate Sexual Harassment Complaints
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Friday, June 10, 2022) — A Sexual Harassment Unit that will investigate complaints is now being established, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, announced, two days ago. Making her contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate ...
Read More »Public Bathrooms Being Built In Jamaica
ST. ELIZABETH, Jamaica (Tuesday, May 24, 2022) — Work is under way on the construction of public bathrooms in the town of Junction, St. Elizabeth, which will provide sanitary convenience for residents and visitors to the town. Representatives from the ...
Read More »Barbados Aiming To Expand Its Kidney Transplant Program
By Julie Carrington Guest Contributor BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Monday, May 23, 2022) — Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley, has signalled her intention to enlist the help of the now-retired, first Black female Kidney Transplant Surgeon in the USA, Barbados-born Dr. Velma ...
Read More »Barbados Eases COVID-19 Entry And Mask Protocols
By Sheena Forde-Craigg Guest Conributor BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Monday, May 23, 2022) — Effective Wednesday, May 25, visitors to the island, who are fully vaccinated, will not be required to have a COVID-19 test for entry; and the wearing of masks ...
Read More »New Automated Toll System Launched For Guyana’s Demerara Harbour Bridge
By Isaiah Braithwaite Guest Contributor PETER’S HALL, Guyana (Sunday, May 22, 2022) — Financial accountability and less commute time are some of the benefits, expected to be derived from the modern automated tolling system, which was officially commissioned at the ...
Read More »Jamaica Attempting To Procure COVID-19 Vaccines For Children
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Friday, May 20, 2022) — Jamaica is in dialogue with several countries to acquire coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for children aged five to 11 years. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, made the disclosure during the Ministry’s COVID Conversations ...
Read More »Barbados’ Newest Centenarian Sees Her Milestone As “Wonderful”
By Troy Barker Guest Contributor ATLANTIC SHORES, Barbados (Friday, May 20, 2022) — Barbados’ newest centenarian, Sylvia Elretta Springer, who said it is “wonderful” to be alive, celebrated her milestone-birthday on Sunday, May 8, with the President of Barbados, Dame ...
Read More »Professor Verene Shepherd Appointed Chair Of The UN’s Committee On The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Wednesday, May 19, 2022) — Professor Verene A. Shepherd, Director of the Centre for Reparation Research (CRR) at The University of the West Indies, was appointed to the position of Chair of the United Nations’ Committee on the ...
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