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In a letter addressed to the staff members of the Grand Lucayan Resort in Grand Bahama, Hutchison Whampoa (HW) director, P.C. Koh, disclosed that the deal between Hong Kong-based HW and the government of The Bahamas for the latter to…

The Trading with the Enemy Act, one of the legal bases of the embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba was extended on Monday by US President Donald Trump through a memorandum sent to the Secretaries of State and Treasury. This…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados. 7th September 2018. Regional financial services institution, CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, has announced the appointment of Ms. Colette Delaney as its new Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Delaney, whose…

The Saint Lucia National Trust (SLNT) has obtained an injunction from the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court preventing the Saint Lucia government and its agents from continuing the demolition of the buildings and burial ground known as the…

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government have made a number of recommendations for consideration at their next conference, which they hope will make the business of living and working in the region much more viable for all. This…

Saint Lucian Customs and Excise officers have begun a two-day sickout in protest over government’s plans to merge a number of government departments into the proposed St Lucia Border Management Authority, according to sources. The…

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Wednesday analyzed at a special meeting “the migration crisis” in Venezuela and, following the meeting, OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro announced the creation of a…

While all eyes are on an unpredictable Hurricane Florence, forecasters have indicated that another system is developing in the Atlantic and could become a tropical depression within the next few days. The broad area of low pressure,…

The health care crisis in Saint Lucia is a major subject on the minds of Saint Lucians all week heading into Sunday, September 9, 2018, the anniversary of the fire at the ill-fated St Jude Hospital, and the protest march and rally planned…

Recent huge offshore oil discoveries are believed to have set Guyana– one of the poorest countries in South America–on a path to riches. But they have also highlighted the country’s development challenges and the potential impact of an oil…

Five Caribbean nationals are among 19 people indicted on charges of voting illegally in the November 8, 2016 elections in the United States. They are residents of Guyana, Grenada, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Read more:…

The Ministry of Tourism and Culture and the Air Access Committee of Discover Dominica Authority have successfully negotiated an additional 2,016 seats into the destination from two new flights added by Air Antilles starting later this year.…

Following Tuesday’s announcement that the state-owned Petrotrin oil refinery will be shut down, leaving some 2,600 workers without a job, unions in Trinidad have threatened industrial action on September 7 in solidarity with the Oilfields…

In an international context marked by uncertainty and volatility, the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean will grow 1.5 per cent on average in 2018, thanks to a rebound in domestic demand, private consumption especially, and a…

The structure of the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) will be reviewed in the coming months to ensure that it is best placed to deal with current and emerging threats to the island’s national security. Attorney General and Minister of Legal…