Officials of the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College met with His Excellency drs. Eugene Holiday, Governor of Sint Maarten, and his accompanying delegation, on Wednesday, 22nd May 2019. The purpose of the visit was to discuss opportunities for partnerships, including programme articulation agreements. The College shared details about its programmes and activities and the development of […]
The Passing of Former Jamaican Prime Minister Edward Seaga has been marked with the extension of condolences to the People of Jamaica by Prime Minister Allen Chastanet. In a statement issued following the news of Mr Seaga’s passing Prime Minister Chastanet notes “ “It is with great sadness that the Caribbean region received the news […]
The Public is hereby notified that in keeping with changes in international oil prices and Government’s application of the modified market pass-through petroleum pricing mechanism, the retail price of gasoline, kerosene, and diesel per litre remains unchanged. The retail price of diesel per gallon, LPG 20, 22 and 100 lb cylinders has changed. The price […]
The ECCB has taken a turn towards environmentally friendly commercial activity through the issuance of a new suite of polymer notes. At present currency in circulation throughout the Eastern Caribbean is printed on paper, with notes which have reached their maximum period of use disposed of through incineration. According to Resident Representative of the Eastern […]
On Tuesday May 21, 2019, about 11:30 p.m. officers attached to the Anse La Raye Station responded to a report of a suspicious death at Anse Gallet, Anse La Raye. Upon arrival, officer discovered the body of a male, with apparent wounds to the head. He was pronounced dead by a medical practitioner. He has […]
One Male is dead following reports of extended gunfire within the City of Castries on Wednesday evening. Law enforcement officials, issuing a statement through the press relations office, addressed what unofficial reports have described as a confrontation with police by armed individuals noting, “On Wednesday May 22, 2019 about 10:30 p.m. officers attached to the […]
Primary care public health professionals are expected to become equipped with the leadership skills to enable them to perform effectively in the delivery of health services around the island. The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in collaboration with Health Education England recently facilitated a leadership training aimed at increasing the confidence of primary […]
PANCAP Learning Exchange promotes value of PrEP for prevention of HIV transmission The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic, collaborated with The Bahamas Ministry of Health National AIDS Programme to coordinate a learning exchange that focused on […]
The discovery of a point of vulnerability in the messaging app WhatsApp has allowed attackers to inject commercial Israeli spyware on to phones, the company and a spyware technology dealer have stated. WhatsApp, which is used by 1.5bn people worldwide, discovered in early May that attackers were able to install surveillance software on to both […]
Dennery North MP Laments death of young constituents in Richfond accident and urges heightened caution on the Nation’s Roads. The Member of Parliament for Dennery North Hon. Shawn Edward is calling on motorcyclists and pillion riders to wear appropriate safety gear, to protect themselves against serious or fatal injuries. His advice follows a May 11th […]
