Author: Abeng News

Jamaican Novel Selected for International Conference

April 19, 2012

Lover’s Leap: Based on the Jamaican Legend, by award-winning Jamaican-born Canadian author Horane Smith, will be the subject of one of dozens of papers on Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity10 …
Jamaican Youth Chess Players Dominate Miami Tourney

January 4, 2012

Jamaica’s Reggae Chess Kidz swamped the competition winning 12 trophies at the annual Miami Junior Orange Bowl International Scholastic Chess Championships in Florida. They overcame Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity8 …
Progress in St Kitts Talk with Creditors – IMF

December 13, 2011

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has spoken positively about steps being taken by the St Kitts and Nevis government to address a debt problem that Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity1 …
Siemens Makes US$38-million Software Grant to Jamaican University

June 22, 2011

The Faculty of Engineering and Computing, University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), has received a software grant with a commercial value of US$38.85M (JA$3.4B) from Siemens Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity5 …
CARICOM Could be Injured by Alleged Cavity Search Case

April 7, 2011

Jamaica’s foreign minister Dr Kenneth Baugh, is intimating that the Caribbean integration association, CARICOM could be threatened if an alleged vaginal search of a Jamaican woman mid March by Barbadian border service agents is not dealt with frankly and honestly.
IMF, UWI to Examine Caribbean Challenges

January 14, 2011

The University of the West Indies (UWI), the Central Bank of Barbados and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will hold a conference, Caribbean Policy Challenges After Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity1 …
IMF Approves US$93.9 Million Disbursement for Jamaica

June 24, 2010

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the first review of Jamaica’s economic performance under a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), enabling the Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity3 …
IMF Approves $117.8 Million Loan for Antigua and Barbuda

June 8, 2010

Against the background of the global economic crisis, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $117.8 million loan to support the Antigua and Barbuda’s Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity5 …
Haiti From the Front Lines

February 8, 2010

“If ever there was genocide – this is it!” declares Flavia Cherry, a St Lucian activist in Haiti representing Caribbean Feminist Network for Research and Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity9 …
Jamaica lands $500M China Deal

February 4, 2010

The governments of Jamaica and China have signed agreements valued more than US$500 million, a release from the office of the island’s prime minister said Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity2 …