New Bus Fares Take Effect July 4th, 2022

New Bus Fares Take Effect July 4th, 2022

An Extraordinary Gazette has published the amendment to the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic [Public Omnibus Fares] which gives effect to increases in bus fares islandwide. Statutory Instrument No. 77 of 2022 of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Public Omnibus Fares) (Amendment) Regulations authorizes bus far increases effective today, Monday July 4th, 2022. The […]

Dominica’s Efforts to Become World’s First Climate-Resilient Nation Appreciated by EU

The Commonwealth of Dominica Financial Secretary held a meeting with European Union (EU) representatives in Brussels, Belgium, on June 23, 2022, in order to discuss Dominica's journey that how they achieved the goal of becoming the first climate-resilient nation.

Dominica’s Efforts to Become World’s First Climate-Resilient Nation Appreciated by EU

By Rashid Ahmed, Tribunal Community Roseau: The Commonwealth of Dominica Financial Secretary held a meeting with European Union (EU) representatives in Brussels, Belgium, on June 23, 2022, in order to discuss Dominica’s journey that how they achieved the goal of becoming the first climate-resilient nation. Denise Edwards is the one who represented the country during […]

PM Harris and Minister Byron-Nisbett Lauded for Supporting ‘Plastic Free St. Kitts’

PM Harris and Minister Byron-Nisbett Lauded for Supporting ‘Plastic Free St. Kitts’

By: Peter Ngunjiri, Press Release, SKN Vibes BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, July 2, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — The second activity on the St. Kitts Plastic Free July 2022 (PFJ2022) calendar of events, the distribution of environmentally-friendly reusable shopping bags on Saturday July 2, saw hundreds collect the reusable bags, among them Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy […]

Piton Beer Celebrates 30 Years

Piton Beer Celebrates 30 Years

Saint Lucia’s first indigenous beer is celebrating three decades strong with a new look and new vybes! On Thursday June 30th, the brand officially revealed its new campaign at a 30th Anniversary Press launch held at Shangri-La, dubbed ‘Thirty Years of Vibe’. To commemorate this milestone, Piton Beer is celebrating in a modern way with […]

Caribbean Technology Company Ranked #12 Worldwide

Caribbean Technology Company Ranked #12 Worldwide

By Barbados Today Traffic Bahamas-based technology company Cloud Carib has broken a new record, placing #12 worldwide and #1 in the Caribbean and Latin America as one of the technology industry’s top-performing providers of managed services. The ranking comes as regional governments and private organisations on the road to digital transformation continue to opt-out of […]

GRENADA | Dickon Mitchell Swears in 11 member Cabinet

GRENADA | Dickon Mitchell Swears in 11 member Cabinet

By WiredJA News Team ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, July 1, 2022 – Having been sworn in as Grenada’s ninth Prime Minister last Friday, 44 year old Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, yesterday swore in an eleven member Cabinet one week after his National Democratic Congress (NDC) party won general elections in that country by 9-6 in the […]

Reaching for a Higher Standard

Reaching for a Higher Standard

By Dale Elliott and Bibi Khatoon, Jamaica Observer St Lucia’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme came later than others in the region. Initially, it operated at a deficit as the programme was established. In April 2022, Prime Minister Philip Pierre hailed CBI receipts of US$38 million during his annual Budget Address. In the face of […]

Food Technologists Helping Youth on Bequia in Agri-Business Development

Food Technologists Helping Youth on Bequia in Agri-Business Development

The Bequia Dynamic Investors (BDI) youth in agriculture group advanced their income and employment venture one step further with a product development working session on Saturday, June 25. A release from the Ministry of Agriculture said the group benefited from the training and advice offered by two food technologists from the Ministry of Agriculture in […]

Jamaica Takes Steps to Remove the Queen as Head of State and Become a Republic – What It Means

Jamaica Takes Steps to Remove the Queen as Head of State and Become a Republic – What It Means

London, United Kingdom – June 16, 2007: Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II attends the Trooping the Colour ceremony. (Shutterstock) By Stephanie Korney, Jamaicans.com Jamaica’s Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marline Malahoo Forte, announced in a speech to the House of Representatives on June 7, 2022, that the government plans to make the nation […]

Jamaica’s Health Minister Introduces Project CODE Care to Alleviate Medical Backlog

Jamaica’s Health Minister Introduces Project CODE Care to Alleviate Medical Backlog

Health and Wellness Minister, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton is seeking to recruit nurses, doctors, and other medical personnel as part of his Project CODE CARE, which he says will help clear the elective surgery backlog in the island’s hospitals. During a recent presentation, Tufton noted that since March 2020, many hospitals have had to suspend […]

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