Dehring clarifies statement on ‘unreliable’ governments
Cricket West Indies (CWI) Chief Executive Officer Chris Dehring has clarified statements suggesting that governments in the Caribbean have proven unreliable in their support of the regional cricket body. According to Dehring, governments in the region have no choice but to prioritise the affairs of their people and therefore what is unreliable aren’t governments but a model that depends on them in an environment that is economically challenging. “A bit taken out of context,” said Dehring of an October 20 Gleaner editorial titled ‘Dismantling WI Cricket?’.
GROUNDED - PNP questions fiscal restraint amid travel ban, NaRRA Spending
The People’s National Party (PNP) is questioning whether the Government’s ban on official overseas travel is a genuine cost-cutting measure or a public relations exercise, given millions of dollars committed to the newly established National Agency for Reconstruction and Resilience (NaRRA). The moratorium, announced in an October 21 memorandum from Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to government ministers and ministers of state, took effect immediately and will remain in place until March 31, 2027.
Election could help shape Amazon’s future
SAO PAULO (AP): While Brazil’s presi-dential candidates have not made policy of the Amazon a major campaign topic, climate scientists and environmentalists say the winner of Sunday’s race could determine whether, and how soon, the world’s largest rainforest could reach a “tipping point”.
Many feared trapped as a tall building collapses
Champions Cup a massive milestone for Mt Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Football Academy head coach Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore said qualifying for the Concacaf Champions Cup for a second-straight season is a massive milestone for the St Ann-based club. Mt Pleasant booked their spot in the Champions Cup after advancing to the final of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup. They defeated Trinidadian outfit Club Sando 3-1 on aggregate after a 2-0 win in the second leg at Sabina Park on Thursday. The two teams had earlier played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Trinidad last week.
Dehring clarifies statement on ‘unreliable’ governments
Elite Cup aimed at youth development
Cornwall face Manning’s test
Excelsior chasing four straight
Plenty in store for three-day Treasure Beach festival
Celebrating St Elizabeth’s farmers remains central to the vision of the Treasure Beach Food, Rum & Reggae Festival, which organisers are set to bring back to the south coast from November 6 to 8, following last year’s Hurricane Melissa relief benefit staging. At the festival’s media launch, held at 10A West Kings House Road on Tuesday, co-directors Jason Henzell and Gregory Wright outlined plans for the three-day staging, which will feature reggae artistes Protoje and Lila Iké, alongside a programme of food, rum and cultural experiences.
Ras-I to headline inaugural Kingman Live
Stone Love, mento set for Kingston Artwalk Festival
5 Questions with Jahdon
Portland JSX posts largest loss at US$9.4m as fund future remains unclear
Portland JSX Ltd (PJX), the private equity fund that mirrors a larger fund controlled by businessman Michael Lee-Chin, recorded its largest annual loss since inception. Its performance reflected continued weakness in capital markets, which drove steep valuation declines across its investment portfolio, resulting in a US$9.4-million net loss for its year-end, more than double the year-earlier loss.
Film spending slashed in half to US$4.9m
Oran A Hall | The making of a personal finance hero
Videos
GoodHeart | Cara Fraser receives inaugural Joy Spence chemistry scholarship
For University of the West Indies (UWI) student Cara Fraser, being named the inaugural recipient of the Joy Spence Appleton Estate Scholarship in Chemistry is both an affirmation of her potential and a source of relief for her family as she works towards her academic ambitions. The Kingston native, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Food Chemistry, will have her tuition covered for the remaining two years of her studies, provided she maintains a GPA of 3.6 or higher.
Something Extra | Saturday
Something Extra | Friday
Editorial | New class of disasters
In an echo of the early Cold War days when people in the West stocked home bunkers in case of nuclear war, Britain this week advised its citizens to store at least three days of food, water and cash in the event of emergencies. In this, the UK has joined a raft of European countries, as well as the United States, in telling people to be prepared for situations where normal services either don’t work for short periods or face near total collapse.
Tony Deyal | Nowhere in the world like Barbados
Ronald Sanders | Are we all Ukrainians?
Editorial | Climate accountability
Peter Espeut | What we have, and what we’ve lost
Photo Gallery
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Pearl Harbor survivors watch a vintage WWII airplane fly over Pearl Harbor at the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, in 2013, in Honolulu.
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Members and volunteers of the Ananda Marga pose for a photograph as they prepare to head out to distribute relief supplies to people affected by Hurricane Melissa in western Jamaica.
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West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer celebrates scoring a half century during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Zimbabwe on Monday.
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Glenmuir High School players in a celebratory mood.