The Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central (ECCB) has conceded to imperfections in the proposed Banking Act, denied that it’s a move to canvas more power, and stressed the urgency of the law in preventing a banking calamity. During an hour-long exclusive interview with OBSERVER media,...
[caption id="attachment_4742" align="alignleft" width="300"] Isis Fighters[/caption] PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) - Suriname police said a 16-year-old boy from Jamaica was refused passage through Suriname on Saturday after Immigrations officers suspected that he was travelling to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) through Turkey. In a...
[caption id="attachment_4730" align="alignleft" width="300"] ‘RANT UNLIKELY TO HURT CHRONIXX’[/caption] SINGJAY Chronixx's controversial 'waste man' Instagram reference to American President Barack Obama is unlikely to harm his career in the United States, says music industry veteran Gary 'Doctor Dread' Himelfarb. Obama, who arrived in Jamaica last Wednesday, was...
[caption id="attachment_4722" align="alignleft" width="300"] Miguel ‘Steppa’ Williams (left, standing) asks US President Barack Obama (right) a question about the legalisation of marijuana during a town hall meeting at the University of the West Indies in Kingston, yesterday. (PHOTO: AP)[/caption] UNITED States President Barack Obama yesterday cautioned...
[caption id="attachment_4719" align="alignleft" width="300"] Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller addressing yesterday’s meeting between Caricom leaders and US President Barack Obama (left) at the UWI. At centre is Caricom Chairman Perry Christie. (PHOTO: BRYAN CUMMINGS)[/caption] UNITED States President Barack Obama yesterday announced a US$68-million education/training programme just...