Photos courtesy: NYC DOT NEW YORK – In an innovative event that marked a historic shift in the city’s contracting landscape, the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) hosted its annual event “Doing Business with the DOT,” attracting over 500 business owners and executives. The gathering served as a testament to the unwavering […]
Photo courtesy: Consulate of Jamaica in New York My cherished Jamaican community in the Diaspora, as well as our esteemed Friends of Jamaica, I, together with the dedicated staff at the Consulate General of Jamaica in New York, am delighted to extend to you and your families our warmest greetings as we celebrate the Christmas […]
By Linda Hohnholz | December 15, 2023 | eturbonews Speaking at the Sangster International Airport (SIA) this morning (December 15), the Hon. Minister Bartlett said: “It is going to be the biggest winter tourist season in the history of Jamaica. We have already secured 1.5 million seats across the markets of the world and assuming a […]
Editorial credit: Roy De La Cruz / Shutterstock.com By Arya Sundaram | December 15, 2023 | Gothamist New York City’s budget watchdog estimates it will cost $6 billion to 7.8 billion to care for the city’s migrants over the next two years, up to $4.8 billion less than what the mayor’s office forecast in August. The new […]
By Sir Ronald Sanders COP28 in Dubai, presided over by a major oil-producing nation, has ended with a compromise that, depending on one’s perspective, either represents a milestone or underscores the persistent inadequacies in confronting the climate crisis. From the standpoint of small developing countries, grappling with the existing damaging impact and the continuing threats […]
Editorial credit: Nelson Antoine / Shutterstock.com By The Associated Press | December 12, 2023 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. federal authorities said Wednesday that they detained 48 Haitian migrants who were abandoned by smugglers on an uninhabited island between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said park rangers […]
Antigua and Barbuda and Qatar have signed an air services agreement that will enable airlines to operate commercial and cargo flights between both countries. The agreement was signed by Mohamed Falah Al-Hajri, Qatar’s Acting Undersecretary of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, and Brian Challenger, Antigua and Barbuda’s Senior Technical Advisor at the Ministry of […]
St Kitts and Nevis (“St Kitts”) launched its first citizenship by investment (“CBI”) program in 1984 for eligible individuals and their families to gain full legal citizenship of the country. On 27 July 2023, St Kitts government announced major changes affecting almost all aspects of their CBI program. Nonetheless, this program continues to offer investors […]
The Government of Dominica signed an agreement with Ormat Technologies for the construction and maintenance of the 10W Geothermal Power Plant in Laudat. The agreement was signed during a special ceremony earlier this week. The agreement was signed by Minister of Renewable Energy Vince Henderson and Minister for the Environment, Rural Modernization and Kalinago Upliftment […]
Editorial credit: Eliyahu Yosef Parypa / Shutterstock.com Caribbean Airlines, which has invested in new planes, new routes, new destinations, and has upgraded cargo and in-flight commerce, is seeking a bigger support team to sell its flight product. Consequently, the airline company opened a call last month for call Lyndon Gardiner – Founder of interCaribbean and […]