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Venezuelan President Threatens To Jail US Business Executives

President Nicolás Maduro has threatened to jail Kimberly-Clark executives by soliciting an Interpol red notice after the US paper products company shut down production in Venezuela last week. The Texas-based company produced items that are…

One year later no Bahamas electricity supply business plan

One year after the Bahamas government signed a $900,000 transitional agreement with US public company PowerSecure to create a business plan to achieve a more reliable and affordable electricity supply in The Bahamas, no progress has been…

Jamaica and Trinidad PMs meet to discuss critical issues

Jamaican prime minister, Andrew Holness, said a bilateral meeting with prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, on Monday, has led to a deeper understanding of critical issues between the two countries. Making a brief…

Visiting British doctor brutally raped in St Lucia

London’s Daily Mail newspaper has reported that a British doctor was brutally raped during a vacation to Saint Lucia in February of this year and then offered a manicure and massage to cheer her up by the company who arranged the trip. Dr…

Rihanna at Lucky 13 on Forbes List of Highest-Paid Celebrities

Barbados’ pop princess Rihanna has claimed 13th place on Forbes annual list of the world’s highest-paid celebrities, coming in way behind first-placed Taylor Swift, but well ahead of such entertainment heavyweights as Katy Perry and Calvin…

Guyanese Woman Killed By Neighbour in Maryland

A 61-year-old man has been charged with killing his Guyanese neighbour in the US state of Maryland. Police arrested 61-year-old Robert James Crosby and charged him with the first degree murder and robbery of 62-year-old Lenise Fredericks.…

Bahamas government defends US travel advisory

The Bahamas ministry of foreign affairs has denied a suggestion that it was acting for political reasons when it issued a travel advisory on the heels of the fatal shootings of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota last week, and after…

Panama Paper law firm representative in Venezuela arrested

Jannet Almeida, a local representative of the Panamanian law firm of Mossack Fonseca, which is at the center of the Panama Papers offshore scandal, has been arrested by Venezuelan authorities in Caracas. "The woman was in charge of seeking…

Trinidad, region say goodbye to Patrick Manning

The life of former Trinidad and Tobago prime minister Patrick Manning was honoured on Saturday in a State funeral at which hundreds shed tears, but also smiled and even laughed, as family and close friends shared their memories and spoke…

Three earthquakes in three days

The University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre recorded three earthquakes between Saturday and yesterday, none of them causing any damage or injuries. The latest and biggest was a 4.4 magnitude tremor that occurred off…