First taste of Hurricane Matthew leaves city roads flooded

October 03, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14401" align="alignleft" width="300"] A woman bails out water from her businessplace in the vicinity of the Portia Simpson Miller Square following heavy rain yesterday afternoon.[/caption] IF the rain which affected the Corporate Area and other sections of the island yesterday is an indication of the...

Taiwan blocked from world aviation summit despite Caribbean support

September 30, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14384" align="alignright" width="300"] Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lee (at right) and Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai at the news conference in Taipei Friday, following the announcement that the ICAO had not invited Taiwan to the Montreal aviation summit starting Tuesday.[/caption] TAIPEI,...

Jamaica seeks standby arrangement with IMF

September 30, 2016 in Regional

of Finance and the Public Service Audley Shaw yesterday gave a clear indication as to where negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a successor programme to the current Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreement are headed. Shaw told the annual pensions seminar at the Jamaica...