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$2.5 million drug bust in The Bahamas
Nassau, Bahamas -- A joint task force from Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) seized 2,842 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated wholesale value of over $2.5 million during three separate law enforcement operations in The Bahamas…
Broadcasting Commission gets permanent home
Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Broadcasting Commission is to get a permanent home at 9 Central Avenue in Kingston, following Cabinet’s approval of the $95 million property.
This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for…
T&T’s election commission dismisses claims by former PM
Port of Spain, Trinidad, CMC -- The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) has dismissed a claim by former Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar that her coalition People’s Partnership had been denied victory in Monday’s general election…
Bahamas bank slow in handing over details of toxic loans after government bailout
Nassau, Bahamas -- A list of names has been leaked, purporting to be the names attached to the toxic commercial loans that threatened to pull Bank of The Bahamas out of alignment with regulatory standards. However, the length of time…
T&T Election: Simpson Miller congratulates Rowley on general election victory
Kingston, Jamaica -- Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller on Tuesday congratulated prime minister-elect of Trinidad and Tobago Dr Keith Rowley on winning the general election in the twin-island republic on Monday.
Rowley’s People’s…
Regional leaders extend congratulations to Rowley
Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders were extending congratulations to Dr Keith Rowley, who will be sworn in today as the new prime minister in Trinidad and Tobago, saying that they were looking forward to…
Opposition wins in Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Preliminary results in the Trinidad and Tobago general election held on Monday indicate that the opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) has defeated the ruling People’s Partnership coalition by 23 seats to…
Dominica PM issues warning as Tropical Storm Grace approaches the island
Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has urged Dominicans to take precautionary measures even though Tropical Storm Grace is expected to weaken on Tuesday as it moves closer towards the Lesser Antilles.
The…
Man swindles woman with promise of Canadian work permit
Kingston, Jamaica -- A man accused of swindling more than J$100,000 from a woman seeking employment in Canada, was remanded when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court recently.
Charged with obtaining money by false…
Dominican Republic and Haitian Chambers of Commerce sign cooperation agreement
Bridgetown, Barbados -- Bonds between the Dominican Republic and Haitian business communities were strengthened when a cooperation agreement between The Federation of Chambers of Commerce of the Dominican Republic (FEDOCAMARAS) and the…
Jamaica hosts PetroCaribe summit
Kingston, Jamaica -- Regional leaders arrived in Montego Bay, Jamaica, for the tenth PetroCaribe summit, which was due to take place on Saturday and Sunday.
Launched in 2005, the PetroCaribe agreement allows its member countries --…
Provisional liquidators appointed for bankrupt Bahamas megaresort
Nassau, Bahamas -- Bahamas Supreme Court Chief Justice Ian Winder on Friday approved the appointment of a joint provisional liquidator, granting the government’s application for three professionals from KRyS Global and AlixPartners Services…
Trinidad and Tobago goes to the polls as recession looms
Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Voters in Trinidad and Tobago go to the polls on Monday in a general election, largely uninformed of a worsening economic outlook. Whoever forms the government on Tuesday – the ruling People’s Partnership (PP)…
Barbados and St. Vincent sign historic maritime agreement
Bridgetown, Barbados -- Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have signed a treaty establishing a maritime boundary between the two countries, the first ever of its kind.
Barbados’ Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, and Prime Minister…
Antigua and Barbuda takes tax haven objection to Washington
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda -- Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to Washington has written to three members of the United States’ Congress objecting to the country’s listing as a tax haven and describing the decision to label the island…