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IMF says St Lucia economy improving but debt still too high

(Caribbean360) Castries, St. Lucia – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the St. Lucia economy is recovering and the short-term growth outlook is positive. But it has warned that the Dr. Kenny Anthony administration still needs to…

LIAT Launching New Caribbean Flights

(Carib Journal) LIAT has announced it will launch a new, nonstop service from Barbados to Trinidad early next year. Beginning Jan. 18, LIAT will offer daily flights from the Grantley Adams Airport to Piarco International Airport. The…

Repeat offender weeps, begs magistrate after getting 9 months

(Jamaica Observer) Kingston, Jamaica – A repeat offender who pleaded guilty to stealing a malfunctioning iPhone he had sold to a student was slapped with a sentence of nine months in prison when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident…

Nurses receive pay for first half of November

(Antigua Observer) St. John’s Antigua - The payment of salaries for nurses at Mount St John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) has now been brought up to date. The hospital’s Chairman of the Board, Bernard Percival told OBSERVER media yesterday that…

Suriname devalues currency as gold and oil prices drop

(Caribbean News Now) Paramaribo, Suriname – For the second time in four years, Suriname has devalued its currency, this time by more than 20 per cent, following a drop in the oil and gold prices. Suriname’s economy is dominated by gold,…

JCapri hospitalised after car crash

(Jamaica Observer) Kingston, Jamaica — Dancehall artiste Jordan Phillips, popularly known as JCapri, has been hospitalised following a motor vehicle crash early Monday. Reports are that the 'Wine and Kotch' singer was travelling in the…

Guyana and Saudi Arabia to establish Joint Commission

Following the recent visit of Guyana's President David Granger to Saudi Arabia to attend the Arab-South American Summit (ASPA), Guyana will initiate cooperation with several Arab nations, mainly Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…

Former Trinidad PM blames Conspiracy for Election loss

Former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister and current Leader of the Opposition, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has blamed a conspiracy within her own party and people she trusted for the general election loss on September 7. It appears, however,…