Friday, June 23 has been proclaimed a National Day of Mourning for Jamaica’s Children. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, read a Proclamation during a ceremony at King’s House on Wednesday (June 21), declaring the Day that will serve to mourn the loss of Jamaica’s children who have been killed and support those suffering abuse. Prime Minister, […More]
T&T win five medals at 2023 Pan American Track Cycling Trinidad and Tobago took home five medals from the 2023 Pan American Track Cycling Championships, which took place in San Juan, Argentina, from 14-18 June. Nicholas Paul won gold medals in the sprint and the keirin, and teamed up with Quincy Alexander, Kwesi Browne, and Zion Pulido to take silver […More]
The Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) is calling for the minimum wage be increased from $17.50 to $30 an hour. Ancel Roget, JTUM’s leader and president general of the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) made the call while speaking during Labour Day celebrations on June 19, 2023 at Charlie King Junction, Fyzabad on Monday. Roget said it was disrespectful for […More]
In a dramatic turn of events Local Government and Regional Development, Minister Nigel Dharamlall, was arrested Monday evening (June 19, 2023) when he showed up at the Brickdam Police Station for questioning in relation to rape allegations leveled against him by a 16-year-old Indigenous girl. He was subsequently released on $1M station bail. The Guyana Police Force (GPF) in a […More]
On Wednesday June 21st, the Honorable Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell was exuberant in his 1st year anniversary celebration of his government’s achievement. Some major milestones achieved included: * The payment of the retroactive pensions and gratuity of approximately $75 million. * Over 1700 teachers and public servants received salaries of $1.2 million that were docked since 2018. * An honorarium […More]
Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely averts time behind bars in a tax and gun case. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter will plead guilty to federal tax offenses but avoid prosecution on a separate gun charge in a deal with the Justice Department that likely spares him time behind bars. Hunter Biden, 52, […More]
U.S. Virgin Islands (June 22, 2023) – The U.S. Virgin Islands is closing in on the historic commemoration of its 175th Emancipation Day, which marks the abolition of slavery in the former Danish West Indies some 17 years prior to the “Juneteenth” declaration of freedom in 1865 on the mainland. Honoring the U.S. Virgin Islands as the “birthplace of emancipation […More]
Canada has announced the addition of 13 countries to its electronic travel authorization (eTA) program for eligible travelers, with five Caribbean countries added to the list. The announcement was made today by Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. A media release states travelers from these countries who have either held a Canadian visa in the last 10 years […More]
Trinidadian ambassador elected UN General Assembly president. Dennis Francis to head 193-member international body during 78th session Trinidad and Tobago’s Ambassador Dennis Francis was elected Thursday as the next president of the U.N. General Assembly, the 193-member world body that has been at the forefront of the United Nations’ condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and is a key venue […More]
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