Jamaica News latest RSS headlines - Jamaican Times.comProvides the latest RSS feeds for Jamaica News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home pageOpposition says flexi-work week should be backed by law- June 29, 2008 Opposition Senator Navel Clarke said deliberations on the proposed flexi-work week legislation are pointless unless there are significant changes in the law. In the senate Friday, Mr. Clarke said...http://story.jamaicantimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/8fdef8065235cb7f/id/15847403/ Broward Caribbean Carnival lands at regional park in Lauderhill- June 29, 2008 Broward Caribbean Carnival, a nearly 6-year-old annual celebration whose growing popularity left it with few places to go, is getting a bit more love this year.http://story.jamaicantimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/8fdef8065235cb7f/id/15846848/ Bolt, Powell cruise to spots on Jamaican sprint team- June 29, 2008 World record holder Usain Bolt won the Jamaican National Championships 100-metre sprint Saturday in Kingston. His strong 9.85 seconds easily beat Asafa Powell, the man he earlier supplanted as the wo...http://story.jamaicantimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/8fdef8065235cb7f/id/15846840/ Honduran, US authorities seize 4.6 tonnes of cocaine in Caribbean- June 29, 2008 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduran and U.S. authorities have seized at least 4.6 tonnes of cocaine on a boat in the Caribbean Sea and arrested six of the vessel&039;s crew members. Honduran Navy Comm. ...http://story.jamaicantimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/8fdef8065235cb7f/id/15843980/ Spain to invest 3.7 billion euros in tourism in Dominican Republic- June 28, 2008 Santo Domingo.– Dominican President Leonel Ferandez announced that businesspersons from the Balearic islands want to invest 3.7 billion Euros into the tourism industry in the next four years.The s...http://story.jamaicantimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/8fdef8065235cb7f/id/15841747/ Jamaica will press for certain conditions in Doha round- June 28, 2008 KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Jamaica will continue to press for additional flexibilities in the tariff cutting formula for small, vulnerable economies; the recognition of long-standing preferences in agri...http://story.jamaicantimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/8fdef8065235cb7f/id/15837095/ Jamaica must be first in line to take advantage of EPA, says minister- June 28, 2008 KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): As CARIFORUM countries prepare to sign and implement an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr Ke...http://story.jamaicantimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/8fdef8065235cb7f/id/15837094/ US Congress approves anti-drug aid for Caribbean- June 28, 2008 Washington.– The US Senate approved a 1.6-billion-dollar, three-year package of anti-drug assistance to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean known as the "Merida Initiative." The bill was app...http://story.jamaicantimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/8fdef8065235cb7f/id/15836955/ Nestle says goodbye to ice cream market in Dominican Republic- June 28, 2008 Santo Domingo.– Nestle Dominicana S.A. announced it will stop all ice cream production at its Manoguayabo factory immediately and will no longer produce or sell ice cream in the country.According ...http://story.jamaicantimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/8fdef8065235cb7f/id/15837096/ Haiti gas prices soar as gov- June 28, 2008 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Cuts in Haitian gasoline subsidies pushed the price of fuel to US$6.14 a gallon on Thursday, further burdening people as the government redirected money to other programs.http://story.jamaicantimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/8fdef8065235cb7f/id/15837093/ |