FLOW moves call centre to Jamaica, promises more than 350 jobs
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A partnership agreement has been signed between FLOW and Advantage Communications Ltd. (ADV) that sets the stage for the telecommunications company’s multi-million dollar investment to repatriate its call centre to Jamaica, and create 350-plus jobs. Officials of both companies…
Universities failing graduates
By PENDA HONEYGHAN From Jamaica Observer PS says focus on enrolment obscuring quality of education USING what he described as constructive criticism, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education Dr Maurice Smith has chided tertiary institutions for what he said was…
Political defeat aftermath in Jamaica
By Derrick MillerFrom Caribbean News Now An Eye Opener: On February 25, 2016, the nation of Jamaica went to their constituencies and voted. This election cycle looks like an was an insult to democracy when several reports confirmed that more…
Jamaican indicted for impersonating FBI agent in lottery scam
By Caribbean360 From St Lucia News Online CARIBBEAN 360 – A federal grand jury has indicted a Jamaican woman for impersonating a Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) special agent in connection with an international lottery fraud scheme based in her…
Verdicts returned in deaths of Jamaican couple in Cayman Islands
From RJR News A coroner’s jury in Cayman, considering the death of a Jamaican couple two years ago, returned verdicts on Friday after hearing evidence about the couple’s volatile and abusive relationship. They found that 21 year-old Nichelle Anna-Kay Thomas…
Cayman Islands Premier attends swearing in of Jamaica’s Prime Minister Holness
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin joined other officials at the swearing in Thursday of Hon. Andrew Michael Holness as Prime Minister of Jamaica at King’s House in Kingston. This was the second inauguration as head of…
7 reasons why the Caribbean may soon turn into a Cannabis hotspot
By Micha From Sensi Seeds Carribean There are many signs that some Caribbean countries may well develop into an Eldorado for cannabis and its consumers in the coming years. Read about the seven most important reasons here. With the exception…
The Church is on a mission
From Jamaica Gleaner What is the Church doing? The short response by the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands to this question is that the United Church is committed to being missional! The United Church in Jamaica and…
JLP Officially Wins 2016 Elections after Recount
From kaba35.com It’s official. The Jamaica Labour Party is to form the next government. The win was confirmed following a marathon, official count of the West St Thomas ballots at the Electoral Office of Jamaica in downtown Kingston. The JLP was…
Cayman Islands violent crimes over weekend
From RCIPS Stabbing on Seymour Drive Monday (29) morning, 29 February At around 1AM this morning, 29 February, Police and Emergency Services were called to a report of an injured man at the junction of Seymour Road with North Sound…