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Daily Archives: Jan 23, 2017

Trump pulls U.S. out of Pacific trade deal

U.S. President Donald Trump formally withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on Monday, distancing America from its Asian allies, as...

Reggae Train ready to roll

JAMAICAN reggae acts will be given a global audience thanks to a new television dance show called International Reggae Train. The show, which is...

Accused lottery scammer extradited to US

Jamaica - THE police yesterday revealed that 27-year-old Lavrick Willocks, a St James businessman who was arrested on lottery scamming charges, was extradited to the...

To hell and back

Reggae Boy Errol Stevens, who now plays for Hai Phong FC in farflung Vietnam, wants to use his early struggles as a source of...

US$100-m investment; Sandals to begin Dragon Bay reconstruction this year

SANDALS Resorts International says it will this year begin reconstruction of the old Dragon Bay hotel in Portland, Jamaica transforming it into a 157-suite...

Digicel increases fees despite no governmental approval

Telecommunications company Digicel has applied fee increase, despite the matter still lacking formal approval from the necessary ministries to do so. A customer who spoke with...

Former minister wants OECS to develop hubs for health services

In light of Antigua & Barbuda’s plan to become a hub for transplants, ministers of health and finance in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are being challenged to act on plans to create specialised hubs for health services in their respective countries.

Editor in chief underscores the role of media in gov’t accountability

Regional experts have reminded governments that the role of the media is to investigate and to hold elected officials accountable to the electorate.

Economist says that gov’t housing should be given to those who can afford it

An agricultural economist said the government is on the right track by offering housing to its people, but said all efforts should be made to ensure those who benefit can afford it.

TWO DIE IN FIERY CRASH

Two men died in a car crash early Sunday morning when the Honda Civic in which they were travelling veered off Old Parham Road, slammed into Tunnel Bar, flipped onto its roof and burst into flames.
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