Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as crisis worsens The resignation comes hours after PM’s supporters stormed a major protest site in Colombo and attacked anti-government demonstrators. Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned after protests over the island nation’s worsening economic crisis turned deadly. In a statement on Monday, his office said he was quitting in order to help […]
Canada’s Trudeau Says Putin Responsible For ‘War Crimes’ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces new weapons for Ukraine and imposes new sanctions against Russia during his visit to Kyiv. Russian President Vladimir Putin is responsible for “war crimes“, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said during a surprise visit to Ukraine, while announcing new weapons for Kyiv and imposing new sanctions […]
MoneyGram Sued Over Timeliness Of Money Transfers To Caribbean Recipients NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — New York Attorney General Letitia James says she has collaborated with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in filing a lawsuit against one of the largest international money transfer providers in the United States, MoneyGram International, Inc and MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc (MoneyGram) for […]
MoneyGram Sued Over Timeliness Of Money Transfers To Caribbean Recipients NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — New York Attorney General Letitia James says she has collaborated with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in filing a lawsuit against one of the largest international money transfer providers in the United States, MoneyGram International, Inc and MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc (MoneyGram) for […]
Maroons Finally Say Sorry Indigenous group regrets bloody takedown of slave uprisings on behalf of British colonialists 283 years after It took almost three centuries, but on Good Friday 2022 the Maroons of Jamaica apologized for their sordid role in crushing popular anti-slavery uprisings and forcibly returning runaway slaves to hellish conditions on British-owned sugar plantations, sullying their storied history. Read […]
Support Local Awards Shows! EWAN Simpson, chairman of the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA), says locals show little to no support for awards shows. His statement comes amidst heated debate which sees several locals accusing The Recording Academy for snubbing Jamaicans and giving American reggae group SOJA the Grammy for Best Reggae Album at the recently concluded show in Las […]
Minister Vaz To Assume Chairmanship Of Inter-American Committee Of Science And Technology KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Minister of Science and Technology Daryl Vaz, is to assume the chairmanship of the Inter-American Committee of Science and Technology (COMCYT) at the end of April for a period of three years. The COMCYT is designed to define and execute the Organization of American States […]
Iraq Says March Oil Exports Stand At $11BN, Highest In 50 Years Iraq’s oil ministry says country exported more than 100 million barrels for revenues of $11.07bn, the highest since 1972. Iraq’s oil ministry says it exported $11.07bn of oil in March, the highest level in 50 years, as crude oil prices soared in the wake of Russia’s invasion of […]
Tourism Takes Flight AA fulfilling ‘Butch’ Stewart’s dream with a first major flight to Ian Fleming Int’l Airport Nov 5 Gordon “Butch” Stewart did not live to see his dream realized, but the first major world airline will touch down in seven months’ time at Ian Fleming International Airport in St Mary, named after the famous author of the fictional […]
Ganja Industry Coughing Myriad challenges set back growth of once promising herb and its by-products For decades many people, particularly from the Rastafarian community, advocated the opening up of a Jamaican cannabis industry. It served as the theme for many protest songs, the most popular of which is arguably Peter Tosh’s Legalize It. But for many in the industry, the […]
