IMF concludes consultation with Barbados

Washington, USA -- On June 17, 2015, the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Barbados. Real GDP growth remained weak in 2014, weighed down by fiscal drag and stagnant tourism…

Global conference pushes plain cigarette packaging

Paris, France (AFP) -- Ministers from 10 countries gathered in Paris Monday to launch a common drive to introduce plain cigarette packaging with the aim of stubbing out high smoking rates among young people. Representatives from nations as…

Searching for ET: Hawking to look for extraterrestrial life

London (AP) -- Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has joined a Russian billionaire to launch a major new effort to listen for aliens in the search for extraterrestrial life. Hawking has offered his support to tech entrepreneur Yuri…

US case against Warner ready

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- The US Department of Justice (DOJ) statement of case against indicted former football Jefe Jack Warner is now complete and is expected to be sent to Trinidad by Wednesday, a US law enforcement…

Bahamas government accused of Nationalising Resort

Nassau, Bahamas -- Financially troubled megaresort Baha Mar on Friday blasted the Bahamas government’s decision to file a winding-up petition against the company in the Supreme Court as “an attempted nationalization of a private investor’s…

American woman goes missing in Half-Way-Tree

Kingston, Jamaica -- The police are looking for an American woman who they say has been missing since last Thursday. She is 41-year-old Lori Sexon, a Caucasian of medium build and is about 163 centimetres (5 feet 4 inches) tall. Sexon was…