HILTON SALE MUST BE STOPPED “AT ALL COSTS”
BARBADOS — Leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) Mia Mottley told Barbadians to stay tuned to see if a meeting will be held on Monday, May 21, regarding the …
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RASTAFARIAN OFFICIAL IN HISTORIC ADDRESS TO OAS COUNCIL
ST. KITTS & NEVIS — The Government of Antigua and Barbuda will report to the Organisation of American States (OAS) on Monday, May 14, on its measures to improve the …
Read MoreTOURISM DEMANDS STUDY TO LOOK AT NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has tasked the Tourism Linkages Council to complete the tourism demand study by August this year, the Jamaica Observer reported on May …
Read MoreFCT AND SCOTIA BANK LAUNCH ECO-ART CHALLENGE
BARBADOS — In an effort to assist in driving awareness towards the importance of environmental stewardship, Scotiabank and the Future Centre Trust (FCT) teamed up to launching an eco-art challenge …
Read MoreCOUNCIL BEING SET UP TO MONITOR GOVERNMENT SPENDING
JAMAICA — The Government will be entertaining several overseas experts on fiscal discipline next month as it consolidates efforts to establish a national fiscal council, Senior Staff Reporter Balford Henry wrote …
Read MoreGOLDING WELCOMES BILL TO AMEND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Mark Golding, has welcomed the Bill to amend the Public Procurement Act, which, he said, will serve to enhance the associated processes involved …
Read MoreTOURISM STILL LOOKING UP
BARBADOS — Despite a dim economic forecast, tourism figures remain shining bright, the Barbados Nation reported on May 10, the Barbados Nation reported on May 10. Chairman of the Barbados Tourism …
Read MorePM, VISITING INDIAN MINISTER HOLD TALKS ON A RANGE OF ISSUES
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — India’s State Minister Dr. Satya Paal Singh on Thursday held talks with Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo at his official residence on Main Street Georgetown, the Guyana Chronicle …
Read MoreEDUCATION MINISTER CITES READING AS KEY TO PEP STUDENT PREPARATIONS
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator Ruel Reid, says reading will help in preparing students for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), which is scheduled to commence …
Read MoreTHREE ADMITED TO INNER BAR
BARBADOS — Husband and wife team of Supreme Court Registrar Barbara Cooke-Alleyne and Ramon Alleyne, who created history as the first married couple to become Queen’s Counsel, were admitted to …
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