BRT Weekend Jamaica
BRT WEEKEND JAMAICA—Why now? After 8 years, seven destinations, and over 100 executed events, BRT Weekend heads for Ochi Rios, Jamaica for the first time March 13-15, 2020. The weekend’s schedule includes 3 days of entertainment, rousing party themes, and…
The Editor speaks: Tinting v signaling
From the latest PR from the RCIPS: “…over the past four days, 17–20 January, RCIPS officers issued 32 tickets for speeding, 63 tickets for tint, 4 tickets for using a mobile phone while driving, and prosecuted 4 persons for DUI….
Cayman: Single-vehicle collision in Bodden Town, traffic enforcement continues
From RCIPS Shortly after 11:50PM on Sunday, 19 January, officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision on Condor Road in Bodden Town, where the vehicle involved had caught fire. A BMW had been travelling westbound on Anton Bodden…
Duke and Duchess of Sussex issue legal warning over photos
From BBC The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have issued a legal warning to the media after photographs of Meghan in Canada were published in newspapers and on websites. Lawyers say the photos of the duchess walking her dogs and…
Deadly storm Gloria batters Spain, then shifts to France
From BBC Powerful storm Gloria has battered much of eastern Spain, with officials linking at least four deaths to it. The Balearic Islands and the region around Valencia were the worst-hit on Monday, with heavy flooding and strong winds causing…
Antigua’s Agriculture Minister fired
From Pride News ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, January 20, 2020 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, announced, today, he had dismissed his Agriculture Minister, Dean Jonas, after indicating that he had, for more than six months, sought to dissuade the…
Sir Ronald Sanders: Contest for OAS Secretary-General – The Caribbean’s interest
By Sir Ronald Sanders The contest for the post of Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) is now well and truly joined. The election for the post will be held on March 20, and there are three contestants whose…
Cayman: Road closures for National Heroes Day Celebrations, 24-27 January
The Cayman Islands Government, in conjunction with The Honourable Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, Premier; The Honourable Dwayne Seymour, JP, Minister for Culture, and Celebrate Cayman, will be hosting National Heroes Day Celebrations in central George Town, on Monday, 27 January…
JCDC Parish Finals
JAMAICA: JCDC Parish Finals Begin In February BY: ELAINE HARTMAN RECKORD From JIS Story Highlights The parish finals for the 2020 National Festival of the Performing Arts Competition will begin on Tuesday, February 4 and continue until the end of March….
Jamaica: Port Royal welcomes first cruise ship
BY: AINSWORTH MORRIS From JIS Story Highlights The historic town of Port Royal, in Kingston, welcomed its first cruise ship, the Marella Discovery II, on Monday (January 20). It was also the first time that a ship was stopping at the…