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President David Granger of Guyana arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday to join other world leaders for the Arab-American Islamic Summit on Sunday. The special summit, initiated by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), brought together…

More than six months after Michael Boyer, a former oil research analyst at British Petroleum (BP) had said that Guyana cannot afford an oil refinery, Pedro Hass, a government-hired consultant from Hartree Partners LP of Mexico, has now…

Range Developments, an international developer focusing on luxury hotel projects in the Caribbean, signed definitive agreements with the government of Saint Lucia on Tuesday to continue the development of the Black Bay Master Development.…

Sir Ronald Sanders has been accredited by the government of Canada as Antigua and Barbuda’s non-resident high commissioner. The accreditation took place on Monday prior to Sanders' attendance at a diplomatic retreat on Tuesday organised by…

Groups of Venezuelans living overseas are sending tons of supplies, including gas masks, safety helmets and first-aid kits, to support the protesters marching in their homeland against the socialist government of President Nicolas Maduro.…

USVI raises minimum wage on par with highest rates in the US The minimum wage in the US Virgin Islands will join the top ten states in having the highest minimum wage in the United States. Beginning on June 1, 2017, the administration…

In a final act of respect for a friend, Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt performed the grim role of gravedigger as he helped prepare the last resting place of his lifelong friend and fellow Olympic medallist Germaine Mason. Bolt,…

A plan to allow a gun manufacturer to set up shop in Antigua and Barbuda has been scrapped after public outcry. Just hours after he had sought to defend the plan to set up a gun assembly plant in the twin-island nation, Prime Minister…

Grenada is experiencing year on year growth in the German market and the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) is seeking more opportunities to increase its market share. Last month, GTA’s chief executive officer Patricia Maher visited Germany…

Sun Country Airlines has announced nonstop scheduled service to Aruba in its winter/spring 2018 schedule. Seasonal flights to the Caribbean island will be offered December 2017 through April 2018 via Minneapolis/St. Paul International…

The Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands’ Department of Property and Procurement is welcoming proposals for a Qualified Operator to provide Transportation Services in the Charlotte Amalie Harbor in St. Thomas. Bidders are asked to…

An opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) politician who once served in the army is facing series charges, including threats to kill Prime Minister Gaston Browne and 13 other members of the ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP),…

The US State Department has contradicted assertions made by minister of national security, Senator Hermangild Francis, that the United States government has pledged to fund a proposed new border control entity for Saint Lucia. Read more:…

Protests are still spreading across Venezuela, and the number of deaths is rising, as the crisis between the government and the opposition boils over. Both the Bolivarian National Guard and government-sponsored armed forces have been…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Governor Ricardo Rosselló confirmed that Puerto Rico was included in the Appropriations package expected to be approved by Congress this week, which will guarantee $296 million toward the Medicaid shortfall, $3.3…