Increased cooperation, Covid-19 challenges and economic recovery were some of the main features of Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s address at the Ninth Summit of the Americas. Browne opened with his displeasure that certain countries were not invited to discuss critical issues demanding collective focus. He called for...
Approximately $300 million in counterfeit goods, including engine oil, was seized from a wholesale on Princess Street in downtown Kingston Wednesday afternoon. Two persons have reportedly been taken into custody by the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigations Branch (CTOC). Assistant Superintendent Victor Barrett, head of CTOC's...
Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Winston Smith is encouraging educators to stand up and fight back against attacks from any student. Smith said teachers should not roll over and play dead and let students think they are pushovers. “It doesn’t faze me if people want to castigate...
Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne has broken his silence on the alleged abduction of Indian businessman Mehul Choksi. On Tuesday in Parliament, Browne denied being involved in the alleged kidnapping, saying that his government never facilitated Choksi’s disappearance. “It is true that I would have...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is urging Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders “not to attend” next month’s Summit of the Americas to be held in the United States. “I realise it is a difficult decision, but our American...