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How An Antiguan Legislator Ended Up Facing 5 Criminal Charges

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Tuesday October 18, 2016 – A Senator of the ruling Antigua Labour Party (ALP) is now in hot water after allegedly wounding an elderly former senator over the weekend. The Daily Observer newspaper reported that Senator…

Panama hires PR firm amid ongoing Panama Papers fallout

WASHINGTON, USA -- Arrests, protests and legal challenges continue across the world, and Panama has now officially engaged a public relations firm to manage the country’s reputation amid ongoing global fallout from Panama Papers…

Antigua-Barbuda steps up for Haiti

ST JOHN’S, Antigua -- Antigua and Barbuda prime minister, Gaston Browne, has announced that his government is giving US$100,000 to Haiti to help its people cope with the humanitarian crisis facing the country as a result of Hurricane…

CIBC FirstCaribbean assists residents of Haiti

Bridgetown, Barbados, October 17, 2016: Close to one million Haitians could soon have access to safe drinking water as the charity United Caribbean Trust (UCT) moves to distribute 300 water filters across communities devastated by Hurricane…

UN secretary general visits Haiti in aftermath of hurricane

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haiti is facing its largest humanitarian disaster since the 2010 earthquake, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday in Port-au-Prince, where he urged friends of the island nation worldwide to…

Suriname government’s tourism plan lacks vision, say critics

With the Suriname government’s embrace of tourism as part of its plan to diversify its commodity-dependent economy, which is vulnerable to price fluctuations – one of the main causes of the country’s current economic recession of Suriname –…

The Electric Motorbikes Designed By Bermudian Entrepreneurs

Bermudian-designed all-electric motorbikes are set to hit the roads of Bermuda. Businessmen Jamie Lovell and Alex Marshall, who run Team Oni Racing Club, unveiled the first two superbike-styled machines — with one already sold. Read more:…

Trinidad and Tobago on brink of economic danger, says PM

Declaring that Trinidad and Tobago is on the brink of the danger zone economically, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on Sunday listed a series of construction projects due to come on stream shortly that are aimed at kick starting the economy.…

UN Envoy: Peacekeeping Mission Must Stay In Haiti

With Haiti facing the dual challenges of addressing the impact of Hurricane Matthew and restarting preparations for the holding of the much-anticipated elections, the United Nations envoy for the Caribbean country yesterday expressed…

Hurricane Matthew Isn’t Keeping The Bahamas’ Tourism Down

It is business as usual for hotels, resorts, dive operations and tours throughout much of the Bahamas following the passage of Hurricane Matthew last week. Following the all clear issued by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)…

Hurricane Matthew Isn’t Keeping The Bahamas’ Tourism Down

It is business as usual for hotels, resorts, dive operations and tours throughout much of the Bahamas following the passage of Hurricane Matthew last week. Following the all clear issued by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)…

UN Envoy: Peacekeeping Mission Must Stay In Haiti

With Haiti facing the dual challenges of addressing the impact of Hurricane Matthew and restarting preparations for the holding of the much-anticipated elections, the United Nations envoy for the Caribbean country yesterday expressed…

Trinidad and Tobago on brink of economic danger, says PM

Declaring that Trinidad and Tobago is on the brink of the danger zone economically, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on Sunday listed a series of construction projects due to come on stream shortly that are aimed at kick starting the economy.…