Digicel and USF join forces to keep Jamaicans better connected 

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a  move to bridge the digital divide and bring meaningful connectivity to communities across the island, Digicel has partnered with the Universal Service Fund (USF) to support the Connect…

ICE arrests 780 immigrants in Florida operations

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, along with state law enforcement officials, arrested about 780 immigrants in Florida in an operation last week. The New York Times is reporting that…

Dollar falls broadly ahead of US data, tariff uncertainty

Reading Time: 3 minutesNEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters)—The US dollar slid across the board on Monday, as investors waited warily for further news of US trade policy and braced for a week packed with economic…

World Bank cautions LAC countries about increasing uncertainties

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/ Contributor  The World Bank’s Latin America and the Caribbean Economic Review (LACER) is raising the alarm bells to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries regarding the growing…

China, US are not engaged in consultation or negotiation on tariffs: FM spokesperson

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere has been no phone conversation between the heads of state of China and the United States recently, and the two sides have not held consultations or negotiations on tariffs,…

‘Education Ministry focused on improving governance on schools’

Reading Time: 3 minutesMinister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information Dana Morris Dixon said governance and the focus that the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) has placed on schools is extremely important.

She stated that strong schools do not exist without strong leadership, and so the boards and principals are important. “So when you see some of what we are doing, it is because we want to strengthen the governance framework. You’re going to see a lot more of that happening. We’re also looking at our principals too and the training that a principal needs,” she said.