By Glen-Wayde BrownKINGSTON, Jamaica, (JIS) – Noted scientist, Professor Errol Morrison, has called for a strategic shift from “brain drain” to “brain gain” as a catalyst for boosting Jamaica’s productivity and research capacity.Delivering the keynote address during the College of Agriculture, Scien
By Latonya LintonKINGSTON, Jamaica, (JIS) – The Social Development Commission (SDC) will continue to implement programmes and initiatives, aimed at strengthening the local economy for the 2026/27 fiscal year.Executive director of the SDC, Omar Frith, made the disclosure on the JIS television program
By Central Bank of BarbadosBRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Central Bank of Barbados and the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) have formalised a new partnership aimed at equipping senior citizens with the skills needed to confidently navigate the digital financial landscape.The Memorandum of
“… healthcare is not just about bricks and mortar, it’s about people. It’s about life. And it’s about our shared responsibility to protect and preserve both.”Was the UHC policy properly explained? And now, “ It is important to pay your deposits’?Lives should not be expendable to bureaucracy, surplus
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (DPI) – The governments of Guyana and Saint Kitts and Nevis, on April 8, 2026, deepened bilateral relationships with the signing of three significant Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) at the office of the president in Georgetown, Guyana.The agreements were signed by His Excellency
WASHINGTON, USA – The FBI arrested Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina yesterday and a federal grand jury indicted April 7, in connection with the alleged transmission of classified national defense information to individuals not authorised to receive it, including a journalist (the Jou
By Caribbean News Global WASHINGTON, USA – Growth and quality job creation in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) remain subdued amid a challenging global environment. Inflation continues to decline, but monetary easing has proceeded more slowly than anticipated, non-energy commodity prices are so
ROSEAU, Dominica – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, in partnership with the government of the Commonwealth of Dominica and with funding from the European Union (EU), officially launched works on April 1 for the construction of small instream wetlands and the install
By Caribbean News Global WASHINGTON, USA – US president Donald Trump late Tuesday pulled back on his threats to attack Iranian bridges, power plants and other civilian targets, agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran per a statement from the White House Tuesday evening:An official statement of Iran
BELMOPAN, Belize – Henry Charles Usher, minister of the public service and disaster risk management, and Rolando Zetina, chief executive officer, met Tuesday with H.E. Amino C.Y. Chi, the newly appointed ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to Belize. The meeting was held in the spirit of t
ROSEAU, Dominica – Fishers in the communities of Mahaut and Layou from the Commonwealth of Dominica are set to benefit from improved fish handling and storage capacity, following the official handover of insulated ice coolers under the European Union (EU)-funded Biodiversity Support Programme in AC
WASHINGTON, USA, (IICA) – During a visit to Washington, this week, director general of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Muhammad Ibrahim, will work together with US, Latin American, and Caribbean government officials and representatives of international funding age
NEW YORK, USA – The UN has issued an urgent call for international support as Cuba grapples with a ‘worsening’ humanitarian crisis fuelled by a prolonged energy blockade and the lingering devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa last year.Fuel shortages in the nation have deepened after Washington t
WASHINGTON, USA —Today, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a proposed rule intended to fundamentally reform financial institutions’ anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) programs under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA
