Last Tuesday The Camera hooked up with Sstyles, fresh outta sweet T and T and the Canadian-born artist of the west end was down with it! “Music lives in my veins,” is tattooed on his arm. Nuff said? He believes in go big or go home so he was off the roots enjoying the precious […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The government is moving to revive its railway service. Minister of Transport and Mining Mike Henry says he’s exploring a public-private partnership. The minister said that Jamaica, in adopting a modern day integrated multi-modal transport system, of which the railway is a key component, would be embracing the reality of the changing […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The latest edition of the UN World Happiness Report says one Caribbean island is at the top: Puerto Rico. Yes, Puerto Rico: despite its crippling economic crisis, the island was the top-ranked place on the list from the Caribbean. Puerto Rico was ranked 15th in the world, just ahead of […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A second medical doctor diagnosed with H1N1 died over the weekend, becoming the sixth person to pass away from complications related to that virus in the last month, health officials confirmed. Dr. Denise Duncan Goffe died at the University Hospital of the West Indies last Saturday. The first person to die of […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A US$770,000 grant support package will become available to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states from the Republic of Kazakhstan to strengthen capacity in the areas of climate change and sustainable development. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and Ambassador of Kazakhstan to CARICOM Konstantin Zhigalov signed the agreement of financial support on the […]
The Eyes Guy will be on hand at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Toronto Benefit Gala on April 2, mingling with the VIPs and at the reception enjoying some great food – no black tie but sporting a new suit. The gala happens at the Ritz Carlton, 181 Wellington St. W. With that […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – In Trinidad and Tobago’s first human trafficking case, a 55-year-old suspended police officer has been committed to stand trial on 13 charges of human trafficking and prostitution. Constable Valentine Eastman was found to have a case to answer at the end of a preliminary inquiry that was heard in camera […]
FREEPORT, Bahamas – Grand Lucayan Resort, the largest resort on Grand Bahama Island and the third largest in The Bahamas, is being sold in a sealed bid auction. The owner, Hutchison Lucaya Limited, has engaged HVS Capital Corp. to act as advisor in the sale. Bids for the 409-acre resort will be accepted until June […]
Over the last five or six decades or so, the international community has been reacting, with limited success, to a special brand of violent, large-scale, public attacks. That special brand of violence is commonly referred to as terrorism. Terrorist attacks are planned and executed in such a way as to create a climate of deep […]
What’s your opinion about doctor-assisted death if a loved one is gravely ill with unbearable pain and bedridden? Would you have that loved one’s life ended with the help of a doctor? These are among questions being discussed across Canada following a ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada on doctor-assisted death. Last year, the […]