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British Airways Is Expanding Caribbean Flights This Winter, With More Service to Barbados, Punta Cana, and Jamaica - Caribbean Journal British Airways Is Expanding Caribbean Flights This Winter, With More Service to Barbados, Punta Cana, and Jamaica Caribbean Journal
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Gov’t failed to protect Guyana’s interests in relation to Cuba -Norton Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton says the Government failed to adequately engage and negotiate with the United States over concerns surrounding Cuban medical missions, arguing that the health system still benefits from the expertise and support provided through its longstanding partnership with Havana. The article Gov’t failed to protect Guyana’s interests in relation to Cuba -Norton appeared first on Stabroek News.
Mother of fireman who died after Mae’s School blaze says family still awaiting probe findings One year after the death of fireman Voshaun Manbodh, who was injured while responding to the blaze at Mae’s School, his family says they have received only a $1 million payment from the Guyana Fire Service and are still awaiting a full report into the circumstances surrounding his death. The article Mother of fireman who died after Mae’s School blaze says family still awaiting probe findings appeared first on Stabroek News.
IAST no longer producing sun-dried tomato ketchup, NAREI to take over project The Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology on Wednesday disclosed that it recently ceased the production of sun-dried tomato ketchup, but assured that the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) has taken over the entire project with new arrangements for the production. The article IAST no longer producing sun-dried tomato ketchup, NAREI to take over project appeared first on Stabroek News.
Sections of old Demerara bridge to be used in new transport projects – Edghill Parts of the old Demerara Harbour Bridge are expected to be repurposed for other transportation projects across Guyana once the structure is eventually retired from its current use, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said yesterday. The article Sections of old Demerara bridge to be used in new transport projects – Edghill appeared first on Stabroek News.
Region needs increased support to offset natural disasters, economic volatility -Dr Singh tell IDB Annual Meeting Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, is urging the Inter-American Development Bank to increase its financial support to Caribbean states to help boost development given their vulnerability to natural disasters, external shocks, and global economic volatility. The article Region needs increased support to offset natural disasters, economic volatility -Dr Singh tell IDB Annual Meeting appeared first on Stabroek News.
Leakage lockdown Opposition Leader Mark Golding is proposing a digital dragnet that he says could cut tax leakages and pump approximately $70 billion into the Government’s coffers while describing the Holness administration’s $18-billion tax package as “unimaginative”. Golding, who was making his contribution to the 2026-2027 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, said yesterday that the proposal, which “urgently needs to be pursued”, is an alternative to the Government’s incoherent plan put forward to fund the Budget.
Clash in courtroom over videotaping of Clansman trial defendants A sharp courtroom clash over the alleged videotaping of defendants set the tone for proceedings in the Supreme Court yesterday,before a police prosecution witness later identified two of the accused men in connection with the 2020 murder of William Christian. Tension first surfaced around claims that police officers were seen capturing images of the men as they were being transported from court last week, an issue defence attorney Tamika Harris insisted was both real and serious but which the prosecution dismissed as a “distraction”.
‘We love Cuba’ An older couple from the Norman Gardens community in Kingston is among many Jamaicans left frustrated and disappointed by the departure of Cuban medical personnel who have served on the island for five decades. “My husband is one of the beneficiaries of the Cuban medical professionals. He had one of his eyes done at St Joseph’s Hospital and was supposed to get the other one done, but when he went back, they sent him to KPH (Kingston Public Hospital) because the Cubans have gone home,” the man’s 61-year-old wife, who gave her name as Joy British, told The Gleaner.
New sex offender rehab programme to launch this year WESTERN BUREAU: Retired Brigadier Radgh Mason, the commissioner of corrections, says a new rehabilitation programme for sex offenders, aimed at giving those individuals a chance to change their behaviour and making it easier for them to reintegrate into society, is set to launch this year. Mason, who was speaking at last week’s opening of the Montego Bay Probation Office, said the new facility would be crucial in safeguarding vulnerable members of society.
Robinson’s digital nomad proposal ‘good for market’ but ‘needs more fleshing out’ The Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) has endorsed Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson’s proposal for a digital nomad programme, arguing that it could boost both long- and short-term rentals while attracting remote workers to invest in or eventually settle in Jamaica. “We actually think it would be good for our market,” Gabrielle Gilpin-Hudson, president of the RAJ, told The Gleaner.