Jamaica
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Opposition blasts national budget
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The main opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has blasted the Portia Simpson Miller led administration saying the country is worse off than when it demitted office in 2012. Responding to the J$521 billion (One Jamaica dollar = US$0.01 cents) tax free budget presented by Finance Minister Dr. Peter Phillips last week, former finance minister Audley Shaw…
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Nicholson to address Jamaican travel across CARICOM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – DECLARING THAT Jamaica is by no means satisfied with how the free movement of nationals across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region is being facilitated, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade AJ Nicholson has announced that the Government is gearing up to take the matter to the highest level of the CARICOM secretariat for discussions. Nicholson, who…
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Global rum ignores Caribbean roots
KINGSTON, Jamaica – When you're talking about rum, how much does the Caribbean really matter? For the rum world, it's a more serious question than it sounds, and the answer exposes a schism in the industry, a divide between massive producers who value uniformity in a global market and smaller players and connoisseurs who prefer nuanced production that reflects the…
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World Bank team to visit next month
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A World Bank mission is expected in Jamaica next month to continue work on the new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS). The disclosure was made by Minister of Finance and Planning Dr Peter Phillips while speaking to JIS News in Washington, DC, on the outcome of the April 19-22 regular Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
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‘Trini’ politics and Jack Warner
KINGSTON, Jamaica – AUSTIN 'Jack' Warner, who on Monday felt compelled to quit as Trinidad and Tobago's minister of national security, following scathing findings of a CONCACAF-authorised probe, seems to be the kind of politician one could either easily admire or strongly dislike. His name is virtually synonymous with management of regional/international football and there are those who consider him…
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Flight Delays Pile Up After FAA Budget Cuts
It was a tough start to the week for many air travellers. Flight delays piled up all along the East Coast on Monday as thousands of air traffic controllers were forced to take an unpaid day off because of federal budget cuts. Some flights into New York, Baltimore and Washington were delayed by more than two hours as the Federal…
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Government to hold meeting with media
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government, insisting it is committed to facilitating the media in its work, Monday said it would hold discussions with the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) and other media stakeholders “on the matter of protocols governing media interviews with the Prime Minister”. The announcement by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) follows criticism by…
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Jamaica now at forefront of cancer research, says Dr. Lowe
KINGSTON, Jamaica – RENOWNED Jamaican scientist Dr. Henry Lowe and his cancer research team received a big boost over the last several weeks as one of their peer-reviewed research papers on the anti-cancer properties of the Jamaican Ball Moss has generated great interest in the international scientific community. The research paper — published in Cancer Cell International, regarded as one…
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EDITORIAL – Warner’s Stench And Lessons For The PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – For decades, wherever he has stood, especially with regard to football, Austin 'Jack' Warner left a stench – of the type most people associate with corruption. That, of course, has never been proven where such things are determined – in courts of law. What was unique about Mr Warner, though, is that those closest to him seemed…
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Making sense of Jamaica’s growth challenges
KINGSTON, Jamaica – There is much anxiety today among Jamaicans at home and abroad concerning Jamaica's economic future. Those who have been brave enough to look over the economic precipice often return to the fold with grossly disturbing news. We hear, for instance, that Jamaica's indebtedness has forced the Government to allocate a relatively large share of its already meagre…
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