Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett (right), greets Vice President of Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment/ Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball tournament, Frank Cuervo (left), at the recent media launch of the event at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Looking on are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, […]
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — The Grenada Parliament today approved an amendment to the People’s Representation legislation that will, among other things, criminalize going into a polling booth on any polling day with any electronic devices, with special emphasis on cellular phones and digital cameras. “No person shall have in his or her possession any […]
Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 73rd session in New York. (Photo: United Nations) PRIME Minister Andrew Holness has called for the lifting of embargoes against the Republic of Cuba. Holness, who spoke at the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York […]
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — Caribbean countries are being urged to submit proposals for funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) which on Monday launched its “Blue Tech Challenge” with up to two million US dollars in funding. The IDB said it hopes to identify firms and organisations looking to pilot and scale up business […]
Jamaica PM, Andrew Holness & ECLAC Secretary Alicia Bárcena (File Photo) SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says its executive secretary, Alicia Bárcena, has met with the United Nations Under-Secretary-General in charge of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Liu Zhenmin, in strengthening cooperation in […]
Photo: Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris making his presentation at the UN General Assembly BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 29, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. the Honorable Timothy Harris, used his presentation at the General Debate of the United Nations General […]
BERLIN, Germany (AP) — With global temperatures rising, superstorms taking their deadly toll, and a year-end deadline to firm up the Paris climate deal, leaders at this year’s UN General Assembly are feeling a sense of urgency to keep up the momentum on combating climate change. That’s why, in-between discussing how to tackle wars, poverty […]
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – Several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders will address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) later this week as UN Secretary General António Guterres called for a “renewed commitment to a rules-based global order”. Guterres spoke of key themes for discussion during the 73rd session of the UNGA that got underway here yesterday. […]
(Daren (left) and Haywood Hawthorne (right) with their late father, Lowell, founder of Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill) New York , USA — Eight months after the death of its founder, Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill has expanded its operations into the Canadian market, opening two stores in the greater Toronto, Ontario, area, […]
BY KARENA BENNETT (Business reporter – jamaicaobserver.com) Jamaica moved up 0.57 per cent in its rating for starting a business to secure its place as the fifth best country in the world to open a business, according to the latest Global Banking and Finance Review. The island, rated at 97.3, was the only Caribbean country […]