Chinese company buys Jamaican alumina refinery
By Douglas McIntosh KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The ALPART alumina refinery in Jamaica has been sold to Chinese entity Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCo). Transport and mining minister, Mike Henry, said an interest purchase agreement negotiated between JISCo and…
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Jamaican delegation visits Cayman Islands MRCU
A high-level delegation from Jamaica visited the Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) last week to learn more about the facility’s methods to control mosquito-borne diseases. Jamaican Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton and Jamaica’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Winston De…
Archbishop Dufour of Jamaica honoured in Washington, D
By Derrick Scott From South Florida Caribbean News Archbishop Charles Dufour of Jamaica honoured by international faith-based community in Washington WASHINGTON, DC – Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Jamaica the Hon. Charles H. Dufour, DD, OJ, CD and Apostolic Administrator, Diocese…
Caribbean Market Overview 2016 Q2
From CIBC FirstCaribbean Caribbean Economic Overview Summary: Sustained growth in advanced economies and lower oil prices provided a boon to Caribbean economic growth in 2015. However, since then, global oil prices bottomed and economic growth in the USA and UK…
Five natural healing spots in the Caribbean you should know
From News Americas Now News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. July 15, 2016: Natural healing! It’s becoming more and more popular as people move towards lifestyle habits with health-promoting potential that cost little to nothing and include getting sensible sun…
Most populous countries in the Caribbean
From Worldatlas Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti are the three Caribbean countries with the highest populations in the Caribbean. Evidence indicates that human settlement in the Caribbean existed as far back the 6th millennium BC. The discovery of ancient…
Jamaica to install marijuana-dispensing kiosks for tourists
From Travel Weekly Asia Caribbean island plans to sell drugs to tourists This way for baggage collection, this way for drugs The Caribbean island of Jamaica is planning to install marijuana-dispensing kiosks for tourists in order to regulate a growing…
IIC finances expansion of Kingston container terminal in Jamaica
From Caribbean News Now KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC), acting on behalf of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, has signed a US$265 million financing package with Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited. The project will optimize and expand…
Remarks for Cayman Islands Constitution Day By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA
Today [Mon Jul 4], on this Constitution Day, we reflect on the document that is the supreme law of our Islands and sets the ground rules for the way we are governed in the Cayman Islands. Today we celebrate our…
4 women charged with using cruise ship to smuggle cocaine
By Chris Bonanno, Florida Today , WTSP 10 News CBS Four women have been charged with conspiracy to import cocaine on a cruise ship that docked in Port Canaveral, Fla. in May, according to a criminal complaint from the U.S….
