KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government says that for the first time, household helpers and fisherfolk will be able to secure pension benefits under the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) as it moves to formalize these sectors.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson says the removal of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as the head of state in Jamaica cannot wait on a full review of the constitution.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A few hours after the island became the newest republic in the English-speaking Caribbean, Barbados Tuesday is bestowing honors on 87 of its nationals as the island also observes its 55th anniversary of political independence from Britain.
NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean American New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams on Saturday condemned the verdict after a jury in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Friday found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty in the shooting deaths of two people during protests there last year.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia landed here on Saturday for an official three-day visit.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness says there will be a comprehensive review of Jamaica’s Constitution next year after indicating that the coronavirus (COVID-29) pandemic that has exposed gaps in the law and these must be rectified.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts –St. Kitts-Nevis has opened an embassy in Abu Dhabi with Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris saying that it will help in the strengthening of the relationship between the Caribbean country and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Washington, D.C. — Congresswomen Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL) and María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) have introduced legislation to reauthorize the Haitian Hemisphere Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) Act and the Haitian Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act. The bipartisan bill, which was introduced in the Senate by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), would ensure that the benefits of both these critical programs are maintained until 2035.
NEW YORK, New York – Two Caribbean American legislators here on Wednesday welcomed the guilty verdict in Brunswick, Georgia of three White men who pursued and fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old black man.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana –Former attorney general Basil Williams, is among a list of persons vying for the leadership of the opposition People’s National Congress (PNC), the largest party in the coalition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU).
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, was yesterday elected by acclamation as Chair of the Inter-American Committee on Tourism (CITUR) of the Organization of American States in Washington DC.
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenadian legislators are soon to debate legislation seeking to decriminalize the use of marijuana as well as allowing for anyone over the age of 18 to have no more than 28 grammes of the drug in their possession for personal use.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –The Barbados government says it has established what is being referred to as the world’s first metaverse or digital embassy.
