Mutual Assistance Treaty amendment underway in Jamaica
Changes critical to war on transnational crime, says justice minister. The Government has taken steps to free itself to respond to requests for legal assistance from several countries in the region designated British Overseas Territories. This, after a complaint from…
300 Jamaican schools to get free Internet service from LIME
AN estimated 200,000 students at 300 primary schools across the island are expected to benefit from free Internet access through a partnership between the LIME Foundation and the Ministry of Education. Garry Sinclair, managing director of LIME Jamaica and the…
Webb hopes to lure stars to region
Newly installed CONCACAF president Jeff Webb says bringing international stars to the Caribbean is high on his list of priorities over the next few months. Webb, who was elected last month at the FIFA Congress in Budapest, said it was…
Jamaican OCG now in Possession of Legal Opinion from Queen’s Counsel confirming validity of OCG’s Positions on Independent Oversight Panel (IOP)
The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) is now in possession of a formal written Independent Legal Opinion, from eminent Queen’s Counsel, Jacqueline Samuels-Brown, which supports the legal validity of the OCG’s contentions regarding the Government’s Independent Oversight Panel (IOP)….
Caribbean leaders sharpen fisheries focus
Member countries of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) now have a more focused agenda for improving sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, coming out of the 6th Meeting of the CRFM’s Ministerial Council, hosted on Friday, June 15, in Nassau, The…
England 239-2 beat West Indies 238-9 by eight wickets in second one-day international at The Oval
Captain Alastair Cook scored 112 as England cruised to an eight-wicket victory over West Indies to clinch the one-day series with a match to spare. Cook shared an opening stand of 122 with Ian Bell (53) and 81 with Jonathan…
OCG accuses Jamaica’s government of an abuse of judicial progress
We have just received this press release from Jamaica’s OCG and we repost it in its entirety as two of the three projects mentioned involve China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). CHEC is the company the Cayman Islands government is also…
Regional Prosecutors Train in Cayman
Regional Directors of Public Prosecution (DPPs), crime scene managers and police officers are getting trained in a two-day workshop that began at the Marriott Resort on Thursday, 14 June. The 63 participants represent the British Overseas Territories of Anguilla, Bermuda,…
Caribbean Week in New York
A spring rite of passage in the Big Apple, Caribbean Week got off to a rousing start in Manhattan in June. Celebrating the sights, sounds, culture and vacation opportunities of the world’s favourite vacay destination, Caribbean Week is the largest…
Gayle may be back for West Indies
West Indies star Chris Gayle has declared himself fit for Tuesday’s second one-day international (ODI) against England at The Oval. But the tourists will be without Dwayne Bravo after the batsman was ruled out of the remainder of the tour…
