THE Government has allocated just under $2 billion to the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) and the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) to stage the country’s next general election, which is constitutionally due this year. In an almost $1.3-trillion Estimates of Expenditure tabled in Parliament for...
Key policy areas dominating Dominica’s agenda, including climate change mitigation, renewable energy, food security, housing, education and healthcare are high on the agenda for the island’s new Ambassador to the OECS and CARICOM. In a virtual ceremony last Friday (February 7) Dr Gerard Jean-Jacques officially presented...
Over the weekend, groundbreaking took place for a new multipurpose centre and emergency shelter in the Kalinago Territory of Dominica, marking a significant step toward building resilience against the increasing threats of climate change and natural disasters. Agriculture Minister Roland Royer, speaking on behalf of the...
Caribbean Airlines has issued a rebuttal to allegations made by its pilots' union regarding operational practices, following an emergency landing incident. The dispute emerged after the Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA) issued a statement on January 28 regarding the emergency landing of flight BW1541...
The police on Thursday vowed that gangsters would never again take control of Spanish Town, St Catherine after responding quickly to fiery protests by residents of Tawes Meadows and other communities angered that cops had shot dead One Order Gang leader Othniel “Thickman” Lobban. “News of...