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A team from Venezuela is expected to visit Jamaica to continue discussions on the proposal for Jamaica to repurchase the Spanish-speaking nation’s 49 per cent shareholding in Petrojam Limited. Venezuela owns 49 per cent of Petrojam –…

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $1.6 billion to support long-term disaster recovery in the US Virgin Islands following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. These funds are provided through HUD’s Community…

With the 2018 hurricane season fast approaching, the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Air Force Reserve will host a series of events, including tours aboard a hurricane hunter aircraft, to help…

Meliá Cuba has added five new hotels with 409 rooms to its portfolio in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean island in the first quarter of 2018 – located in the heritage cities of Cienfuegos (Hotel La Union, Hotel Jagua and Hotel Meliá San…

Following months of restoration after Hurricane Irma impacted Anguilla last September, Four Seasons has reopened in the small British overseas territory, providing jobs for hundreds of employees, and a long-awaited vacation for guests from…

The threat of climate-driven natural disaster and the struggle to keep pace with the global digital economy are among the key factors driving the need for Caribbean Internet stakeholders to strengthen the resilience of the region’s…

Government of the Bahamas believes greater synthesis between its public and private sectors may assist with further improving the country’s ranking as measured by the World Bank in its annual Doing Business Report. According to data…

Acclaimed health care innovator Dr. Devi Shetty believes the Caribbean can become a global example of health care excellence where its citizens need not rely on outsiders to tend to their health care needs. “We would like every child…

Dominated by coastal communities, climate change impacts such as sea level rise (SLR), is projected to cost the Caribbean region US$187 billion by 2080. A 1-metre (3.3-foot) rise in SLR is expected to displace 110,000 people throughout the…

Trinidad and Tobago will be the first country that Grammy-winning reggae singer Buju Banton will perform in after he is released from prison later this year. Jodian Ebanks, a member of the singer’s marketing team, made the announcement…

Minister of Social Care and Community Development Steve Blackett is sending a clear message to “external forces and internal forces” that same-sex marriage will not be tolerated in Barbados. In an address at a meeting of the ruling…

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ordered that a 2014 case concerning the firing of three employees of luxury resort Sandy Lane in Barbados be sent back to the local Court of Appeal for an expedited hearing. This, after it said it…

Before getting into the thrust of the serious and threatening matter that lies at the heart of this commentary, I declare that I was an integral part of the management of the campaign of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) for the…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found several deficiencies and weaknesses in Trinidad and Tobago’s tax administration system. That was revealed in the findings of an assessment carried out by the Washington-based lending agency…

The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved US$750,000 in funding for a programme that will assist the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with strengthening intra-regional trade. At least five countries –…