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Guyana President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali (right) accepts a gift from new Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Tourism, Charles Fernandez, while Secretary General and CEO of the CTO, Dona Regis-Prosper shares in
08 Oct, 2026 0

Ali warns Caribbean to scale up or risk being left behind

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana’s President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has warned Caribbean tourism leaders to “scale up” or risk being left behind as destinations in the Middle East and Latin America pour…
Spanish Town Mayor Norman Scott
08 Oct, 2026 0

Councillor questions pay gap between St Catherine mayor and CEO

A councillor has raised concerns about the pay structure at the St Catherine Municipal Corporation, questioning why the chief executive officer earns more than the municipal mayor. Councillor for the…
08 Oct, 2026 0

Attorney raises concern after police fail twice to take murder accused to court

Police investigators ignored a court order by not taking a man accused of murder for a scheduled hearing at the Trelawny Parish Court on Wednesday, his attorney has charged. The attorney, Donnovan…
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation is undertaking an emergency road-patching programme across the Corporate Area to ease traffic congestion.
08 Oct, 2026 0

KSAMC launches emergency road-patching programme to ease traffic congestion

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has launched an emergency road-patching programme aimed at repairing some of the municipality’s most severely degraded roadways and easing…
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton (right), makes a point while touring the radiography department of the Tensie Mae Robinson (TMR) Medical Limited, following the ceremony for the official opening of the healthcare facility in Portmore,
08 Oct, 2026 0

Tufton hails new Portmore private medical facility as boost to healthcare

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, officially opened the Tensie Mae Robinson (TMR) Medical Limited in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Wednesday. The private healthcare facility,…
Late veteran journalist Balford Henry
08 Oct, 2026 0

Funeral service for veteran journalist Balford Henry this Saturday

The funeral service for veteran journalist Balford Henry will be held on Saturday, October 10, at 11:00 am at Kencot Christian Fellowship in St Andrew. Interment will follow at Dovecot Memorial Park…
Heroy Clarke
08 Oct, 2026 0

MPs raise doubts over trucked water

At least two members of parliament (MPs) on Tuesday suggested that some consumers are receiving water from trucks that is not sourced from potable National Water Commission (NWC) supplies. The current…
Annique Dawkins (right), head of country at CIBC Caribbean, presents a symbolic transfer of $11 million to Roshane Reid-Koomson, executive director of theJamaica Cancer Society. The sum was the proceeds of the bank’s 2025 Walk For The Cure 5k Walk and Ru
08 Oct, 2026 0

Walk for the Cure returns amid mammography crisis

Jamaicans are being urged to turn cancer awareness into action by participating in the 15th staging of CIBC Caribbean’s Walk for the Cure at Hope Botanical Gardens on Sunday. The event, being held in…
Fritz Pinnock
08 Oct, 2026 0

Judge: No more delays in CMU trial

Former Caribbean Maritime University President, Professor Fritz Pinnock, was yesterday told that he will have to conduct his own cross-examination of witnesses if his attorney, Hugh Wildman, remains…