2022 Census to Go Digital

2022 Census to Go Digital

After being postponed last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Population and Housing Census is slated to begin on September 12. Among the raft of changes to the census act which will seek to capture new data, citizens will see the use of tablets and other...
Jamaica’s Railway System to Be Revitalized

Jamaica’s Railway System to Be Revitalized

The British and Canadian High Commissioners visited Downtown Kingston Tuesday to see first-hand the Jamaica social intervention community railway project in west Kingston, through a guided tour of the facilities at the Kingston train terminus.  Also on the tour,...
Tour Operator Killed in Negril, Westmoreland

Tour Operator Killed in Negril, Westmoreland

What was meant to be just another tourist journey for 53-year-old Negril tour operator Byron Gray, turned deadly Monday night, along the West End main road in Negril, Westmoreland.  The Negril Chamber of Commerce President has condemned the incident, noting continued...
Expert Reacts to Barbados’ Capping Fuel Cost

Expert Reacts to Barbados’ Capping Fuel Cost

Opposition Leader Mark Golding is welcoming the move by Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley to put a cap on the cost of fuel starting Friday.  This amid cries of exorbitant fuel prices and increasing cost of living. The Opposition People’s National Party has...
Retired Cop Perishes in Hanover House Fire

Retired Cop Perishes in Hanover House Fire

The Police High Command has expressed condolences to the family, and friends of 89-year-old Elena Nisbett, a retired assistant superintendent of police, who perished in a fire in Hanover Monday.  Relatives recount the victim’s service to the community and those...