Jamaica government considering performance-based pay for ministers

Jamaica government considering performance-based pay for ministers

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government is considering performance-based pay for ministers as part of measures to transform the public sector. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the disclosure while addressing the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation’s general staff meeting last Thursday, when he commended the country’s permanent secretaries for agreeing to a performance-based […]

Haiti reaches one-year free of cholera mark

Haiti reaches one-year free of cholera mark

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Friday January 24, 2020 – The cholera outbreak in Haiti that began in October 2010, affecting over 820,000 people and killing 9,792, has been stopped in its tracks, with the country reaching one-year free of confirmed cases this week. The achievement follows concerted efforts from Haiti, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and […]

St Lucia tourism goes after winter hating Canadians

St Lucia tourism goes after winter hating Canadians

By Stephen Weir        St Lucia, like many other Caribbean Island nations is deft at first breaking the spirit of winter hating Canadians and then magically opening their wallets to spend, spend, spend.  The Caribbean Camera was at the swanky Hotel X at Toronto’s CNE grounds earlier this week and watched as the hex was […]

Guyana President Granger get good health report from Cuban specialists

Guyana President Granger get good health report from Cuban specialists

Cuban doctors have given President David Granger a good health report. His cancer remains in remission. According to a statement, Granger arrived in Havana on January 18, 2020 to undergo a scheduled medical evaluation which was completed on Monday. “The team of Cuban medical specialists confirmed that the President’s medical examination shows that he has […]

Caribbean travel on a budget

Caribbean travel on a budget

The Caribbean is made up of over 5,000 islands, reefs, and cays, each with its own unique attractions and price ranges. In recent years, even very secluded islands have been transformed into some of the world’s most exclusive vacationing destinations. There is a misconception that a vacation to the Caribbean will be extremely expensive and […]

Guyana’s first oil lift – tanker arrives to make history

Guyana’s first oil lift – tanker arrives to make history

GEORGETOWN– The Marshall Islands-registered crude oil tanker, Yannis P, has arrived in Guyana as the country will soon lift the first one million barrels of crude from the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. Production in Guyana commenced on December 20, last year, less than five years after the first-ever commercial discovery in the South American country […]

Asafa Powell’s statue to be unveiled in Jamaica on Feb 9

Asafa Powell’s statue to be unveiled in Jamaica on Feb 9

  The statute of Olympian and former world record holder over 100 metres, Asafa Powell, is to be unveiled at Independence Park at the National Stadium in Kingston on Sunday, February 9. That’s according to the Minister of Sport, Olivia Grange who has said all is on track for next month’s unveiling. She gave the […]

BVI on high alert for earthquakes

BVI on high alert for earthquakes

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands — The Government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is now on high alert following the recent increase in earthquakes in the region. According to the information and education manager with the Department of Disaster Management (DDM), Chrystall Kanyuck-Abel , the organisation is keeping a close eye on all earthquake-related activity. […]