After continuous criticism from the Opposition over its scrapping of the secondary schools laptop programme, the Ministry of Education has announced the return of the programme which will see laptops provided to schools from the start of the new school year in September. But the programme...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says the Government has no intention to sit idly by and watch the country's iconic tourism brand get tarnished by criminals. Addressing a function at the Jewel Grande Hotel in Rose Hall, St James, last week, the prime minister said that on...
The Dominican Republic established diplomatic relations with China and cut off ties with Taiwan, the Caribbean country's government said late Monday -- whittling down Taipei's list of allies even more in the face of Beijing's growing influence. "We have taken the decision to establish diplomatic relations...
Where does the Caribbean stand on press freedom? Here are the positions of the seven Caribbean nations surveyed – ranked here by News Americas from worst to best, according to the latest 2018 World Press Freedom Index from Reporters Without Borders, (RSW), which evaluates the...
Guess how much money exactly was sent back to the Caribbean from immigrants globally last year? If you guessed USD 13.5 billion, then you are correct. According to latest remittance inflow data from the World Bank, tallied for the region by News Americas, that’s the astounding...