EducationJamaicaNewsRegional UWI implements new payment plan to support students by Barbados Today 12/09/2020 written by Barbados Today 2 min read The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus has implementedย measures, including payment options, to assist its students to continue schooling during the COVID-19 surge across the country. In a … Continue Reading 12/09/2020 1 comment FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
DeathGrenadaJamaicaNewsRegional Phyllis Coard dies in Jamaica by Barbados Today 06/09/2020 by Barbados Today 06/09/2020 Phyllis Coard, the lone woman who was convicted for the 1983 murder of Marxist Grenadian Prime Minister Maurice Bishop, died Sunday in Jamaica. She was 73. Coard was the wife … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaNewsRegional JLP wins general election, Opposition party concedes defeat by Barbados Today 03/09/2020 by Barbados Today 03/09/2020 KINGSTON, Jamaica,โ The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has won the Thursdayโs general election by a resounding margin according to preliminary results with the main opposition Peopleโ National Party (PNP) … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaNewsRegional JAMAICA: ECJ says it is almost fully prepared for elections by Barbados Today 26/08/2020 by Barbados Today 26/08/2020 KINGSTON, Jamaica, โ The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) Wednesday said it is almost fully prepared for the September 3 general elections.ย In a statement, the EOJ said that it … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaNewsRegional Magnitude 4.0 earthquake in Jamaica by Barbados Today 14/06/2020 by Barbados Today 14/06/2020 An earthquake was felt in parts of Jamaica this morning. The US Geological Survey reports that the magnitude of the tremor was about 4.0 around eight kilometres off the coast … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaLocal NewsNews Stranded Jamaicans finally heading home by Barbados Today 13/06/2020 by Barbados Today 13/06/2020 Scores of Jamaicans are packing their bags in anticipation of a flight home on Saturday after being stranded in Barbados for up to four months – in some cases with … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19JamaicaNewsRegional Jamaica’s COVID cases hit 550 by Barbados Today 24/05/2020 by Barbados Today 24/05/2020 Jamaica recorded another six COVID-19 cases on Saturday, increasing the tally to 550. Four of the patients arrived on a cruise ship now inย Falmouth, and one from the United … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
DeathJamaicaNewsRegional Jamaican media mogul Oliver Clarke dies at 75 by Barbados Today 17/05/2020 by Barbados Today 17/05/2020 Oliver Frederick Clarke, the media mogul who stood at the helm of The Gleaner as chairman and managing director for more than four decades, has died. Clarke died on Saturday … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaLocal NewsNewsRegional Jamaican students stranded in Barbados make another appeal to Government by Barbados Today 26/04/2020 by Barbados Today 26/04/2020 With indications this past week by the Government that it has developed a protocol for the controlled re-entry of citizens into the country, the 36 Jamaican students stranded in Barbados … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaNewsRegional REGION – Jamaica Govt considers controlled re-entry for stranded nationals by Barbados Today 10/04/2020 by Barbados Today 10/04/2020 KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC โ Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Government is considering reopening the islandโs ports for the controlled re-entry of Jamaicans who have been stranded overseas since the ports … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
