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Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism.
20 Apr, 2026 0

Bartlett: Despite training and certification, tourism sector unlikely to match other industries in remuneration

WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has acknowledged that, even while efforts are being made to professionalise the local tourism sector through training and certification, wages in the…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett addressing students at the Jamaica Youth Tourism Summit and Artisan Experience in Montego Bay.
20 Apr, 2026 0

Youth creativity tagged as key to shaping future of tourism

Western Bureau: Young Jamaicans are being urged to harness their creative ideas so that they can develop the skills needed to shape the future of Jamaica’s tourism. Edmund Bartlett, minister of…
From left: Tamara Bernard, hospital administrator at the Cornwall Regional Hospital [CRH] in Montego Bay, St James; Leset Stephenson, departmental manager of the CRH’s Dialysis Unit; Patrick Williams, president of the Jamaica Awareness Association of Cal
20 Apr, 2026 0

JAAC donates four new dialysis machines to CRH

WESTERN BUREAU: The Dialysis Unit at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), in Montego Bay, S James, has received four new dialysis machines, courtesy of the Jamaica Awareness Association of California…
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20 Apr, 2026 0

Past The Finishing Post

Apr 19, 2026 Race Results Race 1 Purse $700,000 3YO&UP OPT. CLM($350,0 - $250,0)6YO&UP(NW4) NB5YO(NW2)&IMP5YO(MDN) Off At: 12:40.25 PM Distance: 7 1/2 Fur Track Condition: Dirt : Fast…
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley
20 Apr, 2026 0

Mia Mottley urges action on democracy, inequality

BRIDGETOWN (CMC) Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley joined global leaders in Barcelona, Spain, for the IV Meeting in Defence of Democracy, where participants reaffirmed their commitment to…
A Sunrise Airways aircraft sits on the tarmac.
20 Apr, 2026 0

Sunrise Airways launches direct flights to Santo Domingo

TORTOLA (CMC) The British Virgin Islands last week welcomed the inaugural Sunrise Airways service with officials saying the new direct route between Santo Domingo and Tortola would improve…
A street musician walks past a restaurant in Havana.
20 Apr, 2026 0

Energy blockade pulls plug on Havana’s legendary nightlife

HAVANA (AP) Havana’s broad avenues are empty at night. Theatres are closed. Bars and cafes have curtains lowered. It’s hard to find lights in the streets or Cubans making money entertaining…
Team members of the VPA take a group photo after the community outreach in Rocky Point, Clarendon.
20 Apr, 2026 0

VPA’s Melissa Outreach answering the call

Hurricane Melissa tore across the island, leaving behind devastation on a scale many had never witnessed; it exposed far more than uprooted trees and damaged roads. It revealed a humanitarian crisis…
Akeen Fennell showed exactly why he is the 2024 Digicel Rising Star.
20 Apr, 2026 0

Artistes, fans bring energy at Digicel’s birthday bash

From the ever-reliable Nokia 3310 to the era of being ‘boasy’ with the BlackBerry to current settings where the iPhone is the ideal, Digicel has been in the millennial mix of telecommunications in…