Suriname Islamic bank selects Kuwaiti technology partner

Suriname-based Trustbank is one step closer to open its doors to customers interested in Islamic banking products after it signed a new licensing deal with the Kuwait based Islamic software vendor, Path Solutions, to implement Islamic…

Nunes steps down from US election Russian hacking probe

The head of a key US congressional investigation into alleged Russian hacking has temporarily stepped down amid an ethics inquiry into him. House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes is now himself under investigation by the House…

Caribbean Outlets Mostly Spared As Payless Axes 400 Stores

Payless ShoeSource outlets in the Caribbean – except for one US Caribbean territory – have not been listed among 400 stores to be immediately shut down by the discount shoe chain. After weeks of speculation, the footwear retailer…

Brazil Meat Ban Stays in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago isn’t about to follow Barbados and Jamaica in lifting the temporary ban on the importation and sale of meat products from Brazil. Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat says it will stay. Earlier this week, Barbados…