Caribbean leaders, entrepreneurs, and the business community remembers the legacy of Jamaican hotelier Gordon “Butch” Stewart who passed away Monday. Caribbean leaders In a Twitter post, Jamaica's prime minister, Andrew Holness, called the late Stewart one of Jamaica's most brilliant, innovative and transformative business minds. "Butch was a
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) won by a landslide victory over the People’s National Party (PNP) led by Peter Phillips in the recently concluded 18th parliamentary elections. JLP won 49 of 63 seats, an addition of 16 seats, according to an early count released about 9pm local
Political and civil group leaders pay tribute for Owen Arthur, Barbados' longest-serving prime minister, who died earlier on Monday from heart-related complications. Babardos' current Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, who struggled for word in her tribute, hailed Arthur as "the man for the times". Mottley believes the
Jamaica Information Service - Jamaican front-line workers are hailed for the critical role they play in the country’s fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking at a thanksgiving service last Sunday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness expressed gratitude to members of the medical profession, police force and
The government of Jamaica extends the islandwide 12-hour curfew for another week to curb the increase in COVID-19 cases. In a virtual press briefing, Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that the curfew will be extended for another week. “The national curfew has been extended, commencing at 6:00pm
Health authorities in Jamaica confirmed that there are 32 new cases of COVID-19. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton gave the update during a press conference on Tuesday evening. “Jamaica can now confirm that we have 105 cases of COVID-19. This follows 32
