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4 J’cans arrested for overstaying in the Bahamas
Nassau, Bahamas (CMC) -- The Bahamas Immigration Department says it has successfully prosecuted four Jamaicans who were residing in the country illegally.
The department said it was reminding companies and employers that only Bahamian…
St Vincent geothermal project on track to start-up in 2018
Kingstown, St Vincent -- The geothermal energy project in St Vincent is on track to start-up in 2018, according to Peter Williams, a representative of Emera Caribbean Limited, one of the companies that is partnering with the government of…
Nutmeg Princess comes alive at underwater sculpture park in Grenada
St George’s, Grenada -- The Nutmeg Princess has been added to the world’s first underwater sculpture park at Moliniere Bay in Grenada. The statue depicts Grenada’s first fairy tale princess emerging from a large nutmeg pod, reaching to the…
Jamaica’s venture capital programme ranks ninth in Caribbean and Latin America
Kingston, Jamaica -- Jamaica’s efforts to put venture capital into the investment and entrepreneurial mix are paying off. The Latin American Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (LAVCA) has ranked the country ninth in its…
Leader of attempted coup in Trinidad detained by police in high-profile murder investigation
Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Jamaat-al-Muslimeen leader Yasin Abu Bakr was detained by police in Trinidad on Monday morning in connection with the 2014 murder of former independent senator and prominent local attorney Dana Seetahal.
Police…
Barbados rattled by earthquake
Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 rattled Barbados on Monday night, the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center has reported.
It said that the quake occurred at 7:08 pm…
NIC to do economic feasibility study on wind farm
Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Limited is to embark on an economic feasibility study over the next 18 months, to determine how it will go about implementing a wind farm to generate five megawatts of…
American woman goes missing in Half-Way-Tree
Kingston, Jamaica -- The police are looking for an American woman who they say has been missing since last Thursday.
She is 41-year-old Lori Sexon, a Caucasian of medium build and is about 163 centimetres (5 feet 4 inches) tall.
Sexon was…
Development Bank of Latin America to participate in Barbados development financing
Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Prime Minister Freundel Stuart will sign three agreements on Monday with the executive president of the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), Enrique Garcia that will allow CAF to participate in the…
No support from St Vincent for Dominica’s Commonwealth nominee
Bridgetown, Barbados -- Do not look to St Vincent and the Grenadines for any support, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves told Britain’s Baroness Patricia Scotland of Asthal, who is seeking regional backing as Dominica’s nominee for the position…
Bahamas government accused of Nationalising Resort
Nassau, Bahamas -- Financially troubled megaresort Baha Mar on Friday blasted the Bahamas government’s decision to file a winding-up petition against the company in the Supreme Court as “an attempted nationalization of a private investor’s…
US case against Warner ready
Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- The US Department of Justice (DOJ) statement of case against indicted former football Jefe Jack Warner is now complete and is expected to be sent to Trinidad by Wednesday, a US law enforcement…
Bahamas delegation leaves China without resort deal
Nassau, Bahamas -- Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson was en route to The Bahamas from China on Wednesday night after parties attempting to negotiate a deal in the Baha Mar dispute failed to reach an agreement.
Maynard-Gibson headed a…
EU congratulates Trinidad and Tobago on strong economic plans
Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Wednesday held discussions with European Union Trade Commissioner Dr Cecilia Malmström on several matters related to expanded trade relations between Trinidad and Tobago,…
Earthquakes rattle Barbados and neighbouring islands
Bridgetown, Barbados -- Six separate earthquakes were recorded on Thursday northeast of Barbados between 7:01am and 12:23pm local time about 125 km from the capital, Bridgetown. The magnitudes ranged from 3.4 to 6.4 and depths from 61km to…