Scotiabank to close several branches in the Caribbean

Ottawa, Canada (CMC) -- Canada’s Scotiabank has announced plans to shut or shrink 120 branches, largely in Mexico and the Caribbean, in a bid to save CAN$120 million (One Canadian dollar =US$0.87 cents) annually. The bank said it would…

Bermudan man jailed in UK for rape

London (CMC) -- A 29-year-old Bermudian man has been jailed for 16 years by a London court after being convicted of raping and brutally assaulting a woman over a three-day period earlier this year. Andrew Williams, said to be a "dangerous…

LG strikes deal with Google to expand smartphone business

Seoul, South Korea (AFP) -- Appliance and cellphone company, LG Electronics, said Wednesday it had signed a long-term cross-licence deal with Google as the South Korean firm tries to expand its smartphone business. The deal covers patents…

Carnival Cruise Lines returns to Grenada after 15 years

St George’s, Grenada -- Carnival Cruise Lines returned to Grenada for the 2014/2015 cruise season on Tuesday, after an absence of 15 years. The Carnival Splendor berthed for the first time from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm at Melville Street Cruise…

Dominican Republic quits OAS’s human rights court

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (AP) -- The Dominican Republic, on Tuesday, withdrew as a member of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, leading rights activists to raise concerns about the welfare of migrants in the Caribbean…

Regional leaders meet in Cuba next month to discuss terrorism

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders will have “more structured discussions” on a regional response to international terrorism when they meet in Cuba later this year, Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister…

WICB to sack all 3 WI international captains

Sports Page -- In a dramatic revelation live on the Mason & Guests show here in Barbados last night, host Andrew Mason revealed that the WICB have decided to sack all three of its international captains. Those captains are Denesh…

Secondary Schools Receive New Dell Latitude 3340 Laptops

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- The Minister of Education the Hon. Nigel Carty and Minister of Technology the Hon. Glenn Phillip were met with enormous applause as they traversed around the island distributing the much anticipated laptops…

Banking sector in ECCU to be discussed in St. Lucia

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – A working session of Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU), Financial Secretaries, Attorneys General, International Financial Institutions and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) to review legislation…