Holt’s funeral on Monday

November 13, 2014 in Regional

A NEW date and venue have been set for the funeral of rocksteady/ reggae singer John Holt. This follows a request by the late singer's wife, Merl. "We want to bury my dad in a nice and honourable way," Carol Holt, daughter of the late singer, told...

LIME goes ebill

November 13, 2014 in Regional

COME JANUARY 1, LIME landline customers will have to pay nearly $5 to get their printed bills, so that they can pay them, as the company ramps up its ebilling programme. In a statement yesterday, LIME explained that it conducted a survey to test consumers’ appetite...

CHIKV causes blood shortage in Jamaica

November 13, 2014 in Regional

KINGSTON - Blood supplies at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) have been hit hard by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) epidemic, with the entity now facing a shortage and asking people who have not been affected by the virus and victims who are not showing...

Gonsalves proposes ‘grand settlement’ to end crisis

November 12, 2014 in Regional

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – St Vincent & the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has written to CARICOM, asking the regional body to communicate to the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) his “grand settlement” proposal, aimed at diffusing the BCCI’s US $42 million compensation claim against...