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Bank robbery in Bermuda caught on security footage
Hamilton, Bermuda -- An armed robbery that occurred at Butterfield Bank in the Old Town of St George's, Bermuda, just after noon on Tuesday was caught on security CCTV footage, which somehow found its way into the public domain.
While the…
Greater political will, greater transparency needed to stem transnational corruption, says US…
Nassau, Bahamas -- A top US official has urged regional governments to adopt greater transparency measures and to bolster “political will” to stem the tide of transnational bribery between government institutions and international companies…
St Vincent and the Grenadines plans agricultural diversification
Kingstown, St Vincent -- A Diversification Unit is to be established in the ministry of agriculture in St Vincent and the Grenadines to carry forward plans to diversify the local agricultural sector, minister of agriculture, Saboto Caesar,…
Trinidad MP urged to face US trial
Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago’s minister of justice, Prakash Ramadhar, has urged member of parliament and former FIFA vice president Jack Warner to go the United States to face trial in connection with his indictment on…
US renews concerns on Bahamas government contract awards
Nassau, Bahamas -- For the second year in a row, the US Embassy in Nassau said it continues to receive reports from US companies alleging that there is a lack of “transparency and undue political influence with government bidding and…
Venezuela decree a flagrant violation of international law, says Guyana
Georgetown, Guyana -- The government of Guyana has denounced a decree by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro purporting to annex maritime areas belonging to Guyana under the relevant rules of international law.
According to Guyana’s…
Arscott to discuss streetlight payments to JPS in Parliament
Kingston, Jamaica -- Minister of Local Government and Community Development Noel Arscott is expected to answer more questions today on the issue of payments to the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) for the use of streetlights.
Speaker…
New Venezuelan decree claims ownership over Guyana’s continental shelf
Georgetown, Guyana -- Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on May 27 issued a decree creating the “Atlantic coast of Venezuela”, which now includes sovereignty over Guyana’s territorial waters in the Atlantic Ocean off the Essequibo region.…
Caribbean media group connected to FIFA money laundering
Port of Spain, Trinidad -- The Trinidad Express has reported that a director of its ultimate parent company, One Caribbean Media Limited (OCM), is the owner of a Trinidad-based business that laundered money through black market currency…
Call for national unity alliance in Saint Lucia
Castries, St Lucia -- Following the success of such coalitions in Guyana, St Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago, two senior members of the Lucian People’s Movement (LPM) have called for a similar national unity alliance in Saint Lucia.…
Lisa Hanna involved in car collision, no serious injuries
Kingston, Jamaica -- Reports have reached OBSERVER ONLINE that the Minister of Youth and Culture, Lisa Hanna was involved in a three-vehicle collision last night along Highway 2000.
A police source told the Observer that Hanna was…
Illegal J’can, Haitian migrants detained in Bahamas
Nassau, Bahamas (CMC) -- Bahamian officials say they have intercepted a small speed boat with three "irregular" Haitian migrants on Sunday, bringing to eight the number of illegal migrants apprehended over the weekend.
The authorities said…
My hands are clean, my heart is free – Trini PM
Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday denied allegations by former United National Congress (UNC) chairman and government minister Jack Warner that funds from FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football…
Guyana Sugar Corporation CEO fired
Georgetown, Guyana -- Chief executive officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Dr Raj Singh has been dismissed. GuySuCo has been suffering increased losses over the years. In 2014, the sugar corporation received a $6 billion (US$29…
Bahamas police probing power company bribe claim
Nassau, Bahamas -- Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson confirmed on Wednesday night that US authorities have provided her with the name of the Bahamian who allegedly received a bribe from a French company over a decade ago to help that…