US President encouraged by plans for long-overdue elections

US President encouraged by plans for long-overdue elections

WASHINGTON D.C, United States, Friday February 7, 2014 (CMC) – US President Barack Obama says he is encouraged with the progress being made by Haiti in scheduling long overdue elections in the country. During a meeting with Haitian President Michel Martelly on Thursday, Obama noted Haiti’s progress since the devastation, including improvements in security and […]

Spot ‘funny money’ for Carnival

Spot ‘funny money’ for Carnival

By JULIEN NEAVES Newsday IF you are worried about receiving “funny money” this Carnival a representative from the British company that prints Trinidad and Tobago’s currency says that local counterfeiters are not very sophisticated and there are easy steps to spotting a fake bills. Regional manager for De La Rue, world’s largest integrated commercial banknote […]

World Bank grants US$12m to assist early-childhood development

MORE THAN 300,000 children in Jamaica are expected to benefit from expanded and improved early-childhood development programme, as a result of US$12 million in additional funding approved by the World Bank’s board of executive directors. Additional funds will contribute to improve parenting, care and school readiness for children from zero to six; as well as […]

Labour Minister wants Visa waived for farm workers

By Gerald V. Paul Jamaica’s Labour Minister Derrick Kellier has appealed to the Canadian Government to lift the visa requirement for seasonal farm workers in Canada. Kellier made the request to High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica Robert Ready at the opening of the annual review meeting for the Canada’s Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural programme being […]

Anti-Gang Bill being debated

By Jasminee Sahoye CASTRIES, St Lucia – Legislation to amend sections of the Anti-Gang Bill in St Lucia will be debated this Thursday in the Senate as the government moves to tackle the emergency of criminal gangs. Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony said it was important for criminals in St Lucia to get the strong […]

Guyana misses FATF deadline – International blacklisting looms

Feb 11, 2014 The Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) will today conclude its International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) in Paris, France but Guyana has failed to debate or vote for the Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Bill. While many expected the Bill to be returned to the House from the Special Select […]

JAMAICA SPELLING BEE 2014

Pegasus Hotel, KINGSTON, Jamaica , Wednesday, 5th February, 2014: By: Claudette de la Haye, Caribbean Financial Network News, Detroit, Michigan, USA The Gleaner’s Children’s Zone Jamaican Spelling Bee is an institute of 56 years – longer than Independence. Preparation for children in the Spelling Bee Manual is four months which, is hardly enough time for […]

RBC sells Jamaican operations to Sagicor

Royal Bank of Canada Wednesday said it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell RBC Royal Bank (Jamaica) Limited and RBTT Securities Jamaica Limited to Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited. It said the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and is expected to be finalized in the coming months. “Consistent with […]

The Heist of Guyana

The Heist of Guyana

(Courtesy: The Kaieteur News, Guyana) Over the past few months we (The Kaieteur News, Guyana) brought to you a series of articles entitled The Heist of Guyana. This first series forms part of a larger sequence called Connecting the Dots in which we intend to bring to the public’s attention how certain events and decisions are linked to each […]