Corned beef ban lifted

April 05, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_17187" align="alignleft" width="300"] A butcher minces beef at a butcher’s shop, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 20, 2017[/caption] KINGSTON, Jamaica — The temporary ban on the importation of corned beef from Brazil has been lifted. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Karl Samuda made...

Principal suspended in bullying probe

April 03, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_17421" align="alignright" width="300"] Tristan Khan, whose arm was broken in an incident at his school.[/caption] Investigations into a bully attack at the Mayaro Government Primary School, which left a schoolboy with a broken arm, resulted in the suspension of the principal on Friday. The Ministry of...

ExxonMobil Makes Third Oil Find Off Guyana

April 03, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_17418" align="alignleft" width="300"] FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE SNOEK WELL, THE STENA CARRON DRILLSHIP HAS MOVED BACK TO THE LIZA AREA TO DRILL THE LIZA-4 WELL.[/caption] ExxonMobil’s oil finding streaking offshore Guyana is continuing, with the company reporting yesterday that it has struck oil again. It is...