Telecom company LIME Antigua has filed suit in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court last week against rival Digicel seeking to have Digicel cease and desist, with immediate effect, from illegally bypassing LIME’s international network. LIME’s Executive Vice President for Legal and Regulatory Don Austin last week said, “LIME has determined that Digicel Antigua is engaged Read More
Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday reiterates that the proposals submitted by the Jamaican Airline Pilots’ Association (JALPA) to buy Air Jamaica provides little evidence that they can sustained the national carrier. The PM says JALPA failed to “obscure any rigorous analysis of the proposal” in its campaign to take over the Air Jamaica. He further Read More
Action flick actor Tom Cruise and actress Cameron Diaz shoots apart of there latest film “Day and Knight” in Portland Jamaica. The action/comedy flick which set to open in the summer of this year, brings in a whopping US$1.5 million (JM$135 million) to Jamaica in just a week, prompting Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Read More
The February 8th meeting with Olint members and Olint TCI liquidator only resulted in angry members as some even stage a walk out. Two meetings were held on February 8th to update Olint members on efforts to recover their money. One was with Olint members who deposit funds directly into Olint accounts and the other Read More
Triple world record holder Usain Bolt along with Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell are all confirmed for the Diamond League Adidas Grand Prix in New York City in June 12, organizers announced yesterday. The Adidas Grand Prix will be Bolt’s first competition in the United States since he set his first world record at this Read More
Air Jamaica is reporting that effective March 9; they will be cutting aviation ties with Grenada, Curaçoa, Nassau and Havana routes. The news comes days after the Government reportedly signed a non-binding letter of intent with Caribbean Airlines (CAL). This latest development will adversely affects frequent travelling out of these routes. The airline also reported Read More
VICE-CHANCELLOR Emeritus at the University of the West Indies, Professor Rex Nettleford succumb to his illness in a hospital in the United Sates. Professor Rex Nettleford died last night at approximately 8 PM at the George Washington Hospital in the US capital. Nettleford reportedly suffered a massive heart attack last week Wednesday while in Washington Read More
The usually upbeat Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has projected that the local economy will earn in the region of US$ 3 million dollars from the mega Jamaica Jazz and Blues festival schedule to kick off in Kingston tomorrow and climax at the Trelawny multi-purpose stadium on Saturday January 30th. “Last year Jamaica Jazz and Blues Read More
Home Box Office Latin America Group (HBO LAG) and Flow Jamaica has reached a settlement in there dispute over the distribution of HBO contents in Jamaica. Columbus Communication (Flow), Jamaica’s largest cable provider, has signed of to a deal with HBO LAG that gives the requisite permit to distribute up to 13 channels in Jamaica Read More
A strong aftershock measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale rocks Haiti early this morning near Port-au-Prince, as recovery efforts continue. The U.S. Geological Survey unit state that the epicenter of the aftershock was 35 miles (60 kilometers) west-southwest of the capital of Port-au-Prince. This morning after shock quake is reported to be the strongest the Read More
