Advertisement 87

News

Andrew Holness, prime minister of Jamaica and chair of CARICOM (seated second from right) alongside Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda (seated far right), and Dr. Terrance Drew, prime minister of St. Kitts and Nevis (seated second from left). They were joined by an African delegation led by Professor Benedict Okechukwu Oramah, president and chairman of the Board of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (seated far left), along with representatives from JN Bank and other Jamaican Government officials during a side meeting to the 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting, in Montego Bay, Jamaica on July 8, 2025, focused on strengthening partnerships between Africa and the Caribbean.

Jamaica becomes 13th country to signs Afreximbank-CARICOM agreement

Jamaica has acceded to the partnership agreement between CARICOM and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), becoming the 13th country in the 15-member regional bloc to do so. With Kingston’s ascension…

Advertisement 211
Security guard Wadie Simon leaves the Serious Offences Court in Kingstown on Friday, July 11, 2025.

Security guard charged with murder over killing at KCCU (+Video)

A security guard appeared before the Serious Offences Court on Friday, charged with murder in connection with the death of Shernard Gloster, 47, of Keartons, Barrouallie. Gloster died after being…

Advertisement 219