Cuban forces kill four, injure six in US-registered speedboat incident

Reading Time: 3 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor The Cuban Revolutionary Navy killed four and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speed boat that had entered Cuba’s territorial waters and reportedly opened fire on the soldiers…

Port Authority to spend $10.5 billion on capital projects

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) is projecting to spend approximately $10.5 billion on a capital expenditure programme during the new financial year to support several transformative infrastructure projects. Among…

Marco Rubio discusses mutual US-Caribbean interest at CARICOM conference in St Kitts

Reading Time: 2 minutesSecretary of State Marco Rubio underscored US-CARICOM relations on the margins of the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in St Kitts, meeting with leaders of…

BOJ launches ‘common cents’ series to boost financial literacy

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has launched a televised series titled ‘Common Cents with BOJ’, designed to increase financial literacy among Jamaicans. The initiative was unveiled during the Quarterly Monetary…

Climate-resilent agenda: Government launches J$880 million REDI-II Greenhouse Project

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries officially launched the Greenhouse Clusters and Cooperative Infrastructure Upgrade Project to strengthen year-round agricultural production by investing in climate-resilient practices in rural farming communities….

US congressman condemns Holness statement on Cuba, threatens ‘consequences’

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS Congressman Carlos Gimenez, in a statement on Wednesday, has condemned Prime Minister Andrew Holness’s statement about Cuba at the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government, and warned that such actions carry serious diplomatic and political consequences

“I harshly condemn this and find it lamentable that the JLP would cover up for the moribund dictatorship in Cuba, when the [Fidel] Castro regime repeatedly intervened in Jamaica’s politics to exacerbate partisan tensions and undermine the JLP,” Gimenez said.