Staff WriterJAMAICAN GOVERNMENT IMPOSES A NEW TAX ON GAS—03/14/15 The government of Jamaica is imposing a new gas tax, believing that requiring a seven-dollar per liter tax on petrol will fund the mechanism, which will functions like a type of polices...
ST. LUCIA TO HOST COMPUTER NETWORK ORGANIZATION—03/14/15 Members of the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribOG) will meet in St. Lucia for its ninth regional conference, beginning at the end of April 2015. The group has a major role in the...
DEATH PENALTY ENDED IN SURINAME—03/07/15 In Suriname, the General Assembly has given its approval to legislation that will formally abolish the death penalty in that country. However, legislators also increased the top prison term limits from 30...
SEPROD PRODUCTS TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN U.S.—03/07/15 GraceKennedy Foods USA has signed an agreement with Seprod Limited to distribute Seprod brands in approximately 7,000 retail stores in the United States. Under the agreement, Seprod is provided with...
JAMAICAN PLANS TO IMPORT GOAT EMBRYOS—03/03/15 The importation of 200 goat embryos is scheduled for Jamaica in the next fiscal year. The goat embryos represent part of a program designed to improve the breeding stock of these animals on the island...
LEADERS OF CARIBBEAN NATIONS CREATE MARIJUANA COMMISSION—02/28/15 Shortly after Jamaican became the first country in the Caribbean to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, leaders in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) decided to create a...
jamarchGOVERNMENT IN BARBADOS CONTINUES TO RESTRICT IMMIGRATION—02/21/15 Lawmakers in Barbados are defending the nation’s immigration policy in spite of a ruling from the Caribbean Court of Justice that awarded considerable financial remedies to a...
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE WANTS INCREASED BANANA PRODUCTION—02/23/15 Derrick Kellier, Jamaican Minister of Labor and Social Security, said that the island’s banana industry is poised to increase production. According to Kellier, developments...
FIRST NEXUS CARIBBEAN YOUTH SUMMIT HELD—02/14/15Jamaica was the site of the first Nexus Caribbean Youth Summit. The event features speeches from philanthropists like the CEO and chairman of Sandals Resorts Adam Stewart and the CEO of Geneva Global...
AVON TO END OPERATIONS IN 16 CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES—02/14/15Avon Product Incorporated has decided to end its operations in 16 Caribbean nations. According to a company spokesperson, the firm will not accept orders from Jamaica, Haiti, the Bahamas, and...