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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Tuesday, May 10, 2002) — Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, yesterday, outlined the systems the government has put in place, that will enable the country to be better prepared for future pandemics, if any arises. The Minister ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Tuesday, May 10, 2022) — The Ministry of Health and Wellness is taking steps to eliminate unhealthy industrial trans fats from the local diet, and has started the process to determine how much of the foods, consumed by ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Monday, April 4, 2022) — Jamaica is set to benefit from investment of US$30 million from the United States (US). The development follows a meeting, between US Vice President, Kamala Harris, and Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, at the ...

ST. ANDREW, Jamaica (Thursday, February 17, 2022) — As the government continues to roll out free, secured Wi-Fi hotspots in communities, across the island, citizens are being urged to make use of the service to transform their lives. Member of ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Thursday, December 9, 2021) — Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley, described the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as a “critical partner”, when she held extensive discussions with its President, Mauricio Claver-Carone, on Tuesday, at Ilaro Court. Prime Minister Mottley ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Thursday, December 9, 2021) — Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says the government has committed, up to $31.2 billion, to build out the public health infrastructure, over the next three years. Speaking at an ‘Open ...

TIMEHRI, Guyana (Thursday, December 9, 2021) — Passengers passing through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport have doubled in 2021, when compared to 2020, the airport’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ramesh Ghir, said yesterday. The airport saw increases, despite the constraints ...

ST. CATHERINE, Jamaica (Tuesday, December 7, 2021) — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, says nearly 22,000 new housing solutions are guaranteed to be provided, over the next two to three years, by the National Housing Trust (NHT). He added that the ...

By Sharon Austin Guest Contributor BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Thursday, December 2, 2021) — During her Address to the Nation, at the country’s National Independence Awards Ceremony in Golden Square Freedom Park, on Tuesday, Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley, shared the news ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Wednesday, December 1, 2021) — The three commissions, responsible for regulating Jamaica’s gambling industry — the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC); Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC); and the Casino Gaming Commission (CGC) — have taken steps to strengthen ...