Jamaica to be first total e-governance country in region

June 12, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_18306" align="alignleft" width="300"] Education, Youth and Information Minister Senator Ruel Reid (right) greets executive director of the e-Governance Academy in Estonia, Dr Arvo Ott, while Inter-American Development Bank Representative for Jamaica and Caribbean Country Department General Manager Therese Turner- Jones makes the introduction[/caption] JAMAICA is...

LIAT seeking injunction as strike continues

June 09, 2017 in Regional

The cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, faced with industrial action by its pilots is seeking an injunction to end the dispute that has resulted in the cancellation or delays of several of its flights since Wednesday. LIAT pilots have refused to fly the ATR 72 aircraft that...

First Same-Sex Marriage Takes Place in Bermuda

June 07, 2017 in Regional

Bermuda had its first gay wedding less than a month after a case brought by a homosexual couple ended with a judge’s landmark ruling that same-sex couples have a right to marry in the island. Lesbian partners Julia Saltus and Judith Aidoo has the distinction of...