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ANGRY vendors in downtown Kingston yesterday staged a demonstration on Orange Street to protest against what they described as the unfair treatment being meted out to them by the police. The vendors claimed they have become targets by the police who have intensified operations to remove vendors from the sidewalks of the commercial district.   Vendors protest in downtown Kingston yesterday. Assistant Superintendent Eron Samuels (left) speaks to some of the vendors who participated ...

Appliance Traders Limited (ATL) Thursday (June 6) launched a first of its kind eco-store in Jamaica. The new energy-exclusive retail outlet is located in Manor Park Plaza in St Andrew and marks ATL's continued expansion into the alternative energy space following the launch of its Energy Solutions division in April this year and the introduction of its own 'Eco-Smart' electronics-efficiency certification.     1/1   Teaming up with long-standing partner Panasonic, as well as Israel's ...

THE United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has condemned what it describes as the "unrelenting violence" against the nation's children, saying that a total of 16 children were murdered over the first four months of this year. The UN body made particular reference to last week's spate of child killings, which included the beheading of four-year-old Natasha Brown.   FUDERICH... the killings of several children, in close succession, is a tragic reminder of the ...

JAMAICA is among 10 Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries that have signed the first ever international treaty to regulate the trade of conventional weapon, the United Nations said Wednesday. The other countries are Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.   An Observer file photo of a man grieving for a loved one at a crime scene in Jamaica. Caricom states are ...

    BARBADOS, which once featured as one of the most sought after Caribbean tourist destinations has slipped from that position while St Lucia is slowly taking over. This was revealed in the just released Hayes & Jarvis May 2013 Long Haul Holidays Trend Report in which Barbados is among the Top 10 Bestselling Destinations once more. Despite this general trend however, Barbados is enjoying the spin-off from British Airways Holidays marketing, evidenced through ...

GOVERNMENT is determined to protect its $2 million investment at the National Stadium. Weeks before the official opening of the new track, strict rules and regulations governing its use have already been put in place by the National Sports Council (NSC). Neil Murrell, deputy director of the NSC, detailed the tenets of an extensive 25-page document – which range from the regulation of some types of athletic equipment to the debarring of ...

Trinidad and Tobago may be able to benefit from cheaper drugs. Trade Minister Vasant Bharath announced yesterday that the country has accepted the protocol amendment of the WTO agreement on trade-related and intellectual property rights. Speaking at a post-Cabinet news conference, Bharath said according to the WTO (World Trade Organisation) agreement, countries are not allowed to manufacture pharmaceuticals if there are pending patents outside of that country. He said however there was ...

 The Auditor General’s report on Trinidad and Tobago’s public accounts for Government’s financial year 2012 (October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012) has revealed that Government ministries paid millions of dollars in overpayments to contract employees. There was a lack of documentation to verify million-dollar expenditures at certain Government ministries. There was also failure in many instances to respond to requests for more expenditure information despite ballooning budgets, the Auditor General’s report ...

Today is World Environment Day, a global celebration marked every year on June 5th to raise awareness on the protection of the Environment and encourage positive action and change.   The celebration was started by the United Nations in 1972 and continues to be a driving force for change towards environmental sustainability.  This year as the globe focuses on the issue of food wastage to reduce the amount of resources used as well ...

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda has given his government's commitment to adhering to the rules and  principles of the Facilitation of Maritime Traffic with emphasis on trade facilitation (FAL).  The country's leader was speaking at the time during the opening ceremony of the Regional Seminar of FAL. We are pleased to present the full text of the Prime Minister's statement below: Let me extend a profound and warm welcome to all of you, but most particularly to those of ...