Jamaica earned more than US$250 million between June and the end of September from tourism, despite the blow delivered to the industry by COVID-19, according to Ed Bartlett, the Government minister with responsibility for the sector. “Preliminary figures from the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) indicate that...
A $1 billion dollar education initiative has been implemented by the government to provide graduate scholarships to public sector workers. Under the Marcus Garvey Public Sector Scholarship Programme, which was launched on Wednesday by Minister of Finance Dr Nigel Clarke, 150 scholarships are being awarded over...
Grenada continues to invest heavily in its education sector. The government has awarded 92 scholarships valued at more than EC $19 million to Grenadian students for study at local, regional and international tertiary education institutions. The scholarships included both graduate and undergraduate awards. A ceremony was held virtually...
With medical marijuana legal in states like California, Colorado, Illinois and a growing list, adoption of the drug is becoming more and more commonplace—as is consumption. We consulted doctors and medical resources to discover what happens if you smoke marijuana every day. (Note: do not...
Cabinet has approved US$1 million (TT$7 million) to assist citizens stranded abroad. “Just today Cabinet took a decision with respect to the replenishment of that sum of money… a million US dollars has been allocated,” National Security Minister Stuart Young said yesterday during the Parliament’s Standing...