No Place Like Home – Holness
By André Lowe, Senior Staff Reporter From The Gleanner Much-travelled Jamaican track and field coach, Jerry Holness, spent three years coaching in Dubai and just recently started a new experience in the Cayman Islands. Still, for all his travels, Holness,…
Anglicans focus on caring for God’s creation
By Paul Henry From Jamaica Observer WORSHIPPERS packed St Mary the Virgin Church for the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands St Andrew Deanery Day service last Sunday. The churches from the St Andrew Deanery turned out for the…
Jamaica’s dope control officer confesses to failing three medical exams
From Caribbean360 Dr. Wright’s revelations came while he was being cross examined in the anti-doping hearing of Olympic silver medallist Sherone Simpson in Kingston on Wednesday. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday February 7, 2014, CMC – Jamaica’s leading dope control officer, Dr….
Brutal murder of eight year-old Jamaican girl draws condemnation
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday February 6, 2014, CMC – Youth Affairs Minister Lisa Hanna has condemned the brutal murder of an eight-year-old primary school girl on Monday reminding the country that the care, protection and wellbeing of children remain…
Virgin Holidays looks to build Caribbean business
From Travel Daily Tour operator attends marketplace to boost contacts Virgin Holidays wants to take more Brits to the Caribbean Virgin Holidays is looking to increase its Caribbean business through more hotels and destinations. The tour operator attended the Caribbean…
Trinidad union warns of further RBC Royal Bank job losses
From Caribbean360 Last month, RBC announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell RBC Royal Bank (Jamaica) Limited and RBTT Securities Jamaica Limited to Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited. PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday February 4, 2014, CMC – The…
Tufton announces plans to quit Jamaica politics
From Caribbean360 Tufton, who also announced his resignation as chairman of the West St. Elizabeth constituency, said he had communicated his position to the JLP leader, Andrew Holness and the party’s executive members. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday January 29, 2014, CMC…
Jamaica bank improving electronic security after mass Target breach
From Caribbean360 The NCB executive noted that pirates were good at sending emails with fake websites or downloading Trojans “that can compromise security irrespective of what is on the banking website.” KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday January 28, 2014, CMC – One…
American tourist killed after being hit by jet ski [in Jamaica]
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday January 29, 2014, CMC – Police are searching for those responsible for the death of an American national, Tomas Torres Castillo, who died after being hit by a jet ski on Tuesday. Police in the…
Across the Caribbean, calls for divine intervention ring out
By Tony Best Special to the NNPA from the New York Carib News As Caribbean countries battle some of their worst economic and social challenges in years, there are increasing calls for divine intervention. From Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago…
