Jamaica is among six Caribbean countries that are to receive support in the fight against COVID-19 with the contribution of CAN$1,200,000 or approximately USD$950,000 from the Canadian Government to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) The…
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slightly lowered its economic growth forecast for Barbados. Prior to last week’s Spring Meetings in Washington DC, the international financial institution has Barbados’ economy growing by 3.9 per cent this year, but the prediction is now down to 3.7 per cent and 2.8 per cent next year. Barbados’ 2024…
Dominica’s High Court has overturned a legal ban on consensual gay sex.The court ruled that some parts of the law that made same-sex acts illegal went against the island’s constitution guarantee of personal privacy. Read_More
The formal order has been signed by King Charles the Third, instructing the government of Jamaica to pay the legal fees of dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused. This follows the recent ruling by the UK Privy Council to quash the 2014 murder convictions of Vybz Kartel, whose given name is Adijah Palmer,…
Hot on the heels of saying no to acquisition bids from both Edufocal and One-on-one EdTech companies in Jamaica, Study Smart a Ai Powered Personalised Education Prep App Wins Kingston BETA’s April Startup Stage. L: Founder Davia Bryan-Campbell R: Lushanna Cheddesingh, DBJ’s BIGGEE Programme Representative Led by Founder Davia Bryan-Campbell a trained teacher with over…
