Brexit: Second Commons defeat for Theresa May in 24 hours
From BBC Rebel Conservative MPs have joined forces with Labour to inflict a fresh blow on Theresa May’s government in a Commons Brexit vote. It means the government will have to come up with revised plans within three days if…
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Plans for 2 more running tracks in Kingston and Central Jamaica
BY: E. HARTMAN RECKORD From JIS Story Highlights There are plans for the installation of additional running tracks in Kingston and central Jamaica. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during her visit to observe…
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Jamaica: Health Ministry making progress in containing dengue
BY: LATONYA LINTON From JIS Story Highlights Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is giving the assurance that the team at the Ministry is making progress and will continue to take the appropriate actions necessary to contain the dengue…
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CIMH warns of possible drought in most Caribbean countries
From RJR News Online The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) says chances of drought and recurrent dry spells have increased except in the Bahamas and Cuba during the first three months of this year. The CIMH, in…
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Jamaica: CMU to launch Caribbean Merchant Marine Cadet Corps
From JIS Story Highlights The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is to launch its paramilitary uniformed group for high-school students, called the Caribbean Merchant Marine Cadet Corps (CMMC), early in 2019. In an interview with JIS News, President of the CMU,…
US: Rod Rosenstein to leave DOJ after Barr confirmation
By Jeffrey Rodack From Newsmax Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave the Department of Justice in the coming weeks, according to reports. ABC News attributed the information to unnamed “multiple sources” in a report posted Wednesday. It also said…
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The best part of a bad day
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio We all have good and bad days but it’s typically the bad ones that stand out like sore thumbs: our grand plans squashed, the project failed, everything that could go wrong did. Those days…
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Jamaica takes action to safeguard energy security
By CHAD BRYAN From JIS Story Highlights In an effort to safeguard Jamaica’s energy security, the Government will take legislative action to retake ownership of the 49 per cent shares in Petrojam, which is held by the Venezuelan state-owned oil…
New milestone: meeco simultaneously energised two large-scale solar installations on two continents
Swiss energy provider put PV systems with total size of 4.44 MWp into operation Two entirely different areas, one solar provider: Bethesda on the Caribbean island Antigua and a textile company in Leutkirch located in the South of Germany as…
Translating cultures: French Caribbean history, literature and migration
From British Library On 24 September 2018, the British Library welcomed a galaxy of leading specialists to a study dayaddressing the history, literature and arts of the French Caribbean and its diaspora. The day kicked off with a comparative overview of…
