WASHINGTON, DC, USA (CMC) – Caribbean countries have been told that reducing energy costs will help the region improve growth and strengthen competitiveness. But at the same time, regional policymakers face conflicting objectives. On the one hand, investment in an effective energy reform strategy would have...
The Jamaica Observer has learnt that the Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel has set a hearing for March 23 at an undisclosed location for Jamaica and West Indies cricketer Andre Russell to answer charges of a whereabouts rule violation. However, it is unlikely that Russell, who has...
A three-day regional workshop aimed at providing an assessment of the capacities, activities and needs of the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat began here on Monday with a senior regional public servant calling for increased involvement of women in the electoral process. CARICOM Deputy Secretary-Genera, Ambassador...
The island’s parish councils want to be able to make regulations that will enable them to earn fees from commercial activities relating to ganja. The Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) council meeting yesterday supported a resolution passed by the St Catherine Parish Council on January...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness Monday named an 18-member Cabinet that he says will lay the blueprint for economic growth, create jobs and reduce public debt in Jamaica over the next five years. Holness, 43, who led his Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to a one seat majority...