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CARICOM official says sensitisation needed on free travel within the region

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Deputy Secretary-General Ambassador Dr Manorma Soeknandan says there is need for more sensitization among regional border officials regarding the rules and procedures governing free travel within the 15-member grouping. Addressing t ... Read More

Jamaica named in top 3 islands by TripAdvisor — JTB
KINGSTON, Jamaica — TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice awards’ has listed Jamaica at nu ... Read More

Maritime Institute launches online application portal 
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — People wishing to enrol at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) ca ... Read More

T&T authority says more than 900 children sexually abused during 9-month period
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (CATT) s ... Read More

Cuba clears way for cruise ship resumption

Friday, April 22, 2016 8:30 AM    

The Ventura cruise ship of P&O Cruises is pictured on April 14, 2016 in Monaco. (Photo: AFP)

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba cleared the way Friday for the resumption of cruise voyages from the United States, lifting a restriction on Cubans entering or leaving the country by sea. The change of a rule that dates back to the Cold War was announced in a statement published in the communist party newspaper Granma. The restriction will be lifted Tuesday. The change – until now Cubans could enter or leave the country only by plane – is yet another offshoot of the restoration of ... Read More

19-y-o woman arrested attempting to export ganja

Friday, April 22, 2016 8:07 AM    

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Nineteen-year-old Moesha Wilson of Church Pen, Old Harbour, St Catherine was arrested and charged with several breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act yesterday. Reports are that about 1:00 pm Wilson attempted to board a flight to Antigua at the Norman Manley International Airport, when her suitcase was searched after a narcotics sniffer dog detected drugs. Marijuana, weighing approximately 11 pounds, was found in a false compartment. Wilson was taken to the Norman Manley ... Read More

Visit of Haile Selassie's grandson significant, says Golding

Thursday, April 21, 2016 7:53 PM    

Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding (Photo: JIS)

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding has hailed the visit to Jamaica of His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie as a momentous occasion. He was addressing a ceremony in honour of Prince Sahle-Selassie at the Jamaica College (JC) grounds in St Andrew today, just hours after his arrival in the island. The prince is in Jamaica for a nine-day visit to mark the 50th anniversary of the State visit of his grandfather, the late Emperor of Ethiopia, His Imperia ... Read More

Education minister urges parents to put children first

Thursday, April 21, 2016 7:46 PM    

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid (Photo: JIS)

KINGSTON Jamaica (JIS) – Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid, is appealing to parents not to choose entertainment over the care and protection of their children. Addressing a ‘Safe Children Forum’ in May Pen earlier this week, Senator Reid noted that parents have been leaving young children at home in the care of older siblings to attend popular entertainment events. These activities, he said, often take precedence over assisting with homework, and ... Read More

Usain Bolt makes Time's 'Most Influential People' list

Thursday, April 21, 2016 7:28 PM    

Usain Bolt (Photo: AFP)

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – Sports figures, including Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt and NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry, pepper Time magazine's 2016 "100 Most Influential People" list published Thursday. US golfer Jordan Spieth, Britain's Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, UFC great Ronda Rousey and American swimmer Katie Ledecky also made the list. So did Indian tennis player Sania Mirza, ranked number one in the world in doubles who was praised as an inspiration to ... Read More

IMF, World Bank help T&T deal with economy

Thursday, April 21, 2016 7:16 PM    

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr 21, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Government Thursday said that teams from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are here assisting it with dealing with the sluggish economy as a result of a significant loss of revenue due to the downturn in the price for oil on the global market. Finance Minister Colm Imbert, speaking at the end of the weekly Cabinet meeting on Thursday, told reporters “we have made arrangements for experts, primarily ... Read More

Holmwood schoolboys in police custody following stabbing incident

Thursday, April 21, 2016 5:55 PM    

MANCHESTER, Jamaica – The Manchester police have confirmed that two boys, who are students of Holmwood Technical High in northern Manchester, are now in police custody. Their arrest reportedly stemm from a stabbing incident during a dispute on the school compound on Wednesday. Police say another schoolboy was wounded in the incident and that he is now in hospital. Investigations are ongoing to determine what caused the fracas, the police say. Efforts by OBSERVER ONLINE to contact princ ... Read More

Poverty reduction programme gets J$93 million

Thursday, April 21, 2016 5:48 PM    

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – The Government has set aside a sum of J$93 million for this year’s continuation of projects under the Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) III. Details of the project are outlined in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), with financing from the European Union (EU) and the Government, began in May 2012 and is slated to run until May 20 ... Read More

Forex: J$122.64 to one US dollar

Thursday, April 21, 2016 5:41 PM    

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaican dollar on Thursday, April 21, ended trading at J$122.64, up by nine cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily foreign exchange trading summary. Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar ended trading at J$97.65, up from J$96.91, while the British pound sterling ended trading at J$173.03, down from J$174.87. Read More

Belize-Guatemala border tension flares over teen’s killing

Thursday, April 21, 2016 5:05 PM    

Belize Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington (File photo)

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) – Tensions between Guatemala and Belize over a disputed border area rose on Thursday when Guatemala's Government said it suspected Belize soldiers were behind the killing of a teenage boy overnight. Defence Minister William Mansilla told reporters that 30 security personnel, including soldiers, had been deployed to the area where the 15-year-old boy was shot dead, and his brother and father wounded by bullets. He said soldiers from Belize were suspected in ... Read More



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