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 […]
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 […]
PM Says Work Completed To Protect Cockpit Country PRIME Minister Andrew Holness last Thursday listed a number of new projects which have led to “significant progress” in advancing the protection of the Cockpit Country Protected Area (CCPA). The prime minister told the House of Representatives in his budget presentation that he was proud to advise members that the work to […]
No Mining Allowed In Protected Areas Of Cockpit Country – Holness KINGSTON, Jamaica – Mining and related activities will not be allowed in the segment of the Cockpit Country which has now been designated a protected area. This was announced by the Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, who informed that to prevent such activities, the Government has issued the Mining (Prohibition) […]
Support For Garvey Bill Pan-Africanists say first national hero deserving of solo spot on new $100 note Amidst raging debate over the images of national heroes and late prime ministers on new banknotes set to be released this year as the country marks its 60th anniversary of Independence, one bill has found favor with Rastafarians and Pan-Africanists — the $100 […]
Caricom Heads Open 33rd Session Today With global anxieties mounting over the ballooning Russia-Ukraine crisis, Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett said on Monday that the issue is not on the agenda of the 33rd inter-sessional meeting of heads of government, which gets underway today in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize. Read more at — Jamaica observer.com Iran’s Khamenei: […]
Problem After Problem’ Jamaican students in Ukraine facing severe challenges as they flee war-ravaged country. “Problem after problem,” a distressed parent lamented to the Jamaica Observer on Sunday following an update from her son in Ukraine that he, along with 23 other Jamaican students, had been forced to embark on a nine-hour walk to the Polish border from the city […]
Jamaica’s Winter Olympics campaign ends as 4-man bobsled finish 28th BEIJING, China – Jamaica’s Winter Olympics campaign ended Saturday night (Jamaica time) as the four-man bobsleigh team failed to make it to the fourth run at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre in Beijing, China. Read more at — Jamaica observer.com Israel PM: New Iran Nuclear Deal Coming ‘Shortly’ Will Be […]
US And Iranian Officials Suggest Nuclear Talks Nearing Conclusion Iranian negotiator says deal is ‘closer than ever’ as US State Department stresses that days ahead will be ‘decisive’. Talks in Vienna to revive the Iranian nuclear deal are nearing their conclusion, Iranian and US officials have suggested, raising hopes the agreement may soon be restored. Read more at — Aljazeera.com […]
