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BRIDGETOWN, MIAMI and TORONTO, Sept. 12, 2017 - CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) is donating US$450,000 to support organizations providing humanitarian relief to areas impacted by Hurricane Irma. The funds, which include a donation through CIBC…

A senior official from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has all but poured cold water on suggestions that Barbuda should be granted temporary relief from paying its debt to the Washington-based financial body. Barbuda, which was…

Videos and photos of water receding as far as the eye could see, from shorelines in the Bahamas up through Florida’s west coast after Hurricane Irma’s passage, have gone viral. And they have triggered fears that a tsunami is on the horizon.…

Surinam Airways (SLM) must renew its fleet by November when the lease of the current three Boeing 737-300s expires and, from recent statements by the CEO of SLM Robbi Lachmisingh, the state owned company will most likely choose the Boeing…

Guyana and Suriname will participate in the first Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Science and Technology Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. The meeting will discuss scientific and technical issues and strategies for the next ten years.…

Tropical cyclone Irma strengthened to hurricane force early Thursday morning as the system continued to head towards the Caribbean. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, at 5:00 pm EDT the centre of Hurricane Irma…

The government of Antigua and Barbuda has been asked to pay LIAT additional funds to meet its debt to the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). The money requested is commensurate with the country’s shareholding, local media reported.…

Tropical Storm Irma has formed in the far eastern Atlantic and is reported to be intensifying steadily as it moves westwards towards the Caribbean. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, at 5:00 pm EDT on Wednesday,…

The governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló, arrived this morning at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to thank and support a brigade comprising 15 Puerto Rican rescue workers who will collaborate in the recovery work following…

In the wake of yesterday’s tragic plane crash and two other incidents in just over a month, Guyanese authorities are stepping up stringent checks of aircraft and crew. The David Granger administration has ordered the Guyana Civil…

Workers in Trinidad and Tobago are likely to feel the pinch of the country’s economic crunch even more as economists warn that Government is in no position to meet demands for wage increases. In fact, several economists warn that in the…

Jamaica’s Copyright Act is to be amended to introduce comprehensive measures to tackle digital piracy. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange says the response to piracy needs to change to effectively address…

Forecasters are monitoring two systems on different sides of the Atlantic which both have the potential to develop. The one which could possibly become Tropical Storm Irma, however, poses no threat to the Caribbean. Read more:…

MIAMI, FL and STAMFORD, Conn., (August 24, 2017) – WWE (NYSE: WWE) and Flow 1 – the Caribbean’s go-to channel for leading local, regional and global content – today announced a multi-year agreement to televise WWE’s flagship programmes Raw…