IEyeNews

iLocal News Archives

Jamaica

Caribbean News Editors Choice Education Events iBusiness iCommunity iCrime iJamaica iLocal News iTech iWorld News News

Event: The Caribbean Journey to 2020 Compliance//10-13 September to be held in Jamaica

Set to be one of industry’s landmark events of 2019, The IBIA Caribbean Bunker Conference (ICBC) – The Caribbean Journey to 2020 Compliance – is hosted by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica and presented in partnership with Ship & Bunker….

Caribbean News Events iBusiness iCommunity iCulture iLocal News iOpinion iViews iWorld News News Publisher's Choice Your View

Opinion: Just how stupid are present-day Vincentians?

By Nancy Jo Moses Ever since Ralph Everard Gonsalves was a young man, he was disliked and mistrusted by the Vincentian old folk because of his alleged Marxist-Leninist communist beliefs; the old folk would never have elected him, would never…

Caribbean News Events iBusiness iCommunity iCulture iEnvironment iFinance iHealth iLocal News iScience iTech iWoman iWorld News Manager's Choice News

Caribbean Women: Our health is our freedom

By Brenda Roach From Words in the Bucket Women in the Caribbean need more research and awareness on endometriosis. “Endo what?”, she said. This is a common response of those who have never encountered this disease.  Pronounced en-do-me-tri-osis, it is one…

Caribbean News Events iBusiness iCommunity iCrime iLocal News iWorld News News Publisher's Choice

Jamaica falls but outranks neighbours on press freedom index

From Jamaica Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders or Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) Thursday named Jamaica as the Caribbean country that most respects freedom of information. In its 2019 World Press Freedom Index, the RSF, which…

Cricket: Wehby to head task force on corporate governance reform

From Windies ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies announced today that Jamaica senator Don Wehby has been appointed chairman of a Task Force on Corporate Governance Reform. The purpose of the Task Force is to help ensure that the…

Cayman Islands Easter bun, the junk-food experiment, Summer camps for weight loss and more

Inspired Lifestyles with Donna Spring Programs Begin After EasterScroll Down to Read About:Bun and Cheese – An Easter Tradition in Cayman and JamaicaFresh Start – Achieve Your Healthiest WeightThe BBC Fast Food Experiment – A Game Changer?Specialty-Summer Camps Support Weight Loss for Teens   …

Caribbean News Events iArt iBusiness iCommunity iEntertainment iJamaica iLocal News iTravel iWorld News News Publisher's Choice

Agent 007 will return to Jamaica for Bond thriller

By Vinette K. Pryce From Caribbean Life It is no secret that author Ian Fleming loved the island of Jamaica. Of all the places in the world he could have lived, he chose to live and work on that particular…

Caribbean News Events iBusiness iFinance iJamaica iLocal News iWorld News News Publisher's Choice

Guyana, eight other Caribbean countries sign pact to preserve UK trading

From Stabroek News (Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson-Smith says Jamaica and eight other countries in the region, have signed an agreement to preserve existing preferential trade terms with the United Kingdom…

Caribbean News Events iBusiness iCommunity iEntertainment iFinance iJamaica iLocal News iWorld News News Publisher's Choice

Grupo Therrestra continues to lead construction in the Caribbean with a new project in Jamaica of 957 rooms

The new “Ocean Coral Spring by H10 Hotels” of approximately 120,000 m2 of construction, will be an avant-garde complex with an imposing design composed of two phases, a wide range of entertainment spaces for all ages.SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, March 25,…

Caribbean News Events iBusiness iCommunity iCrime iTravel News

UPDATE: Over 900 lbs. of Ganja recovered during Interdiction by the Joint Marine Unit early Monday, 18 March

From RCIPS UPDATE: March 20 – The three men, ages 66, 44 and 43, of Jamaica, who were arrested on Monday, 18 March following an interdiction (see release below) have been formally charged with Importation of Ganja. One of the…