Welcome to Montego Bay sign at Montego Bay airport in Jamaica. – Montego Bay, Jamaica / June 26, 2019 (Shutterstock) By WiredJA KINGSTON, February 22, 2021 – As the country awaits the official report on the security breach of the Jamaica government’s JamCOVID immigration site, TechCrunch is reporting that there was a second […]
By WiredJA GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 22, 2021 – Coalition M.P. and Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Amanza Walton Desir, pulled no punches as she opened the 2021 budget debate with a stinging presentation which had Irfaan Ali’s PPPC administration on the ropes as she landed blows which bruised, scarred and opened the PPP’s old wounds. Ms […]
Monday, February 22, 2021 — The Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) extends hearty congratulations to the Government and people of Saint Lucia on the occasion of the nation’s 42nd Anniversary of Independence today, Monday, February 22nd 2021. A virtual flag-raising ceremony was held at the OECS headquarters in Saint Lucia to commemorate the event. […]
UN SG Antonio Guterres briefs press on climate change at UN Headquarters – New York, NY – March 10, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Sir Ronald Sanders United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has announced his availability to serve a second term when his current term ends on December 31. Arguably, Guterres is the UN Secretary-General that has […]
Members of Haitian women for Haitian refugees organization rally for the restoration of TPS and permanent status for refugees from Haiti on Ocean Avenue. – New York, NY – November 8, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Jamaica Observer NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Two immigration advocacy groups in the United States are calling on newly-elected President […]
Sunday, February 7, 2021 — The Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) extends to the Government and people of Grenada warmest congratulations on the occasion of the nation’s 47th Anniversary of Independence on Sunday, February 7th, 2021. As Grenada celebrates this milestone under the theme “Rebuilding Together a Safer, More Resilient Nation in […]
Photo: Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 03, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Through strong and effective leadership that saw the implementation of effective protocols and non-pharmaceutical measures, the small island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis was able to weather the COVID-19 storm better […]
Vice President, Kamala Harris swears at the Inauguration ceremony. U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2021 (Shutterstock) By CAW Staff Writer January 20, 2021 is a historic day like no other. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor swore Kamala Harris, the nation’s first Latina Supreme Court justice, on a pair of Bibles, one of which was […]
By CARICOM As the world grapples with the challenge of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned at the current prospect of inequitable access to vaccines to address the pandemic, especially for frontline workers and vulnerable populations. The reality is that small states will find it difficult to compete in the […]
Bust of Toussaint L’Ouverture. He was the best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution. He promulgated an autonomist constitution for the colony. – Joux, France, May 28, 2017 (Shutterstock) By Marlene Daut, The Conversation In the wake of George Floyd’s killing, there have been calls for defunding police departments and demands for the removal of statues. […]