“Let not your heart be troubled”
Contributed by Rev Douglas Barnes From DIOCESE OF JAMAICA & THE CAYMAN ISLANDS DIOCESE OF JAMAICA & THE CAYMAN ISLANDS At a crucial time in the relationship with his disciples, Jesus told them, “Let not your hearts be troubled! Believe in…
CCI-CBF Week takes Caribbean biodiversity virtual
Nassau, THE BAHAMAS: The Caribbean Challenge Initiative (CCI) and the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) Secretariats will be holding their 5th CCI-CBF Week from July 13th – 16th, 2020. Originally meant to be hosted by the Government of the Bahamas, the largest small-island archipelago in the tropical…
UWI scientists weigh in on “Reshaping the future of ethnobiology research after the COVID-19 pandemic”
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, July 7, 2020—Dr David Picking and Professor Rupika Delgoda from the Natural Products Institute (NPI) at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Mona Campus are among a group of experts featured…
Caribbean Airlines Jamaica based operations start as repatriation flights continue
Piarco, Trinidad & Tobago, July 7 2020: Caribbean Airlines has re-started commercial operations from its Jamaica hub into the USA and Canada. Daily flights to/from Kingston and New York resumed on July 6, with a further roll out of non-stop…
A 4th July essay on statues, meaning in the Anglo-American world and historical facts
BY COURTENAY FRANCIS RAYMOND BARNETT By vocation I am a lawyer; by disposition I am a reader and a thinker. On the latter limb in the year 2020 A.D. I note that the statues of formerly venerated persons in the…
The UWI surpasses high reputation with new top 100 Universities’ ranking.
Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, Friday, July 3, 2020—The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is now among a list of the world’s top 100 Universities in new rankings released by Times Higher Education (THE). On June 24, THE revealed its…
The UWI Open Campus Early Childhood Centre of Excellence Bloom launches children’s book
Office of the Director Consortium for Social Development and Research, Jamaica. June 29, 2020 – The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus Early Childhood Centre of Excellence, in partnership with Do Good Jamaica and illustrator, Rachel Moss created…
Cayman: Friday, 26 June 2020 COVID-19 Update – ZERO new positives
Of 391 test results, all returned negative. The Cayman Islands has to date tested 22,657 samples. CARPHA which audited CI tests has confirmed accuracy of all 100 reports sent. So far 383 antibody test results received show a rate of…
Trinidad-U.S. relations in the context of Venezuela and the Rio Treaty
By Wazim Mowla From Global Americans Trinidad & Tobago’s (TT) Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley and his administration are in the midst of a heated exchange with representatives of the U.S. government, concerning the country’s recent interactions with Venezuela. In 2019,…
Windrush: ‘Grave risk’ of scandal repeat, warns review author
From BBC The author of a report into the Windrush scandal is warning there is a “grave risk” of similar failures happening again if the government does not implement its recommendations. Wendy Williams told BBC Radio 4’s The Westminster Hour…