Month: April 2011

April 15, 2011

Business community complains about US currency shortage

Former president of the San Fernando Business Association (SFBA) Daphne Bartlett is calling on the Central Bank Governor Ewart Williams to say whether there is a shortage of  US currency in the local market. She said a lack of foreign exchange is…

April 15, 2011

Firm fined $20,000 for VAT fraud in Trinidad

An engineering company which attempted to defraud the Board of Inland Revenue (BIR) of more $.6…

April 15, 2011

Jamaica achieves significant economic and social gains

Jamaica has been able to make significant economic and social gains, despite the continued effects of a fledgling global economy, said Governor General Sir Patrick Allen. Some notable achievements have been the government’s ability to reduce…

April 15, 2011

Small aircraft crashes at St Lucia airport, flights cancelled

The George Charles Airport on the outskirts of Castries in St…

April 15, 2011

War of words continues in Anguilla

The Anguilla government has accused British Governor Alistair Harrison of using "residual powers", which he claims to have under the Constitution, in banning Home Affairs Minister Walcott Richardson from issuing visa waivers for persons wanting…

April 15, 2011

Cuba faces its worst drought for 50 years

Cuba is facing its worst drought in half a century, with tens of thousands of families almost entirely reliant on water trucks for essential supplies. The drought started two years ago, and reservoirs are now down to a fifth of their normal…

April 15, 2011

Colombia mudslide engulfs bus after heavy rain

A mudslide caused by heavy rain has engulfed a bus in Colombia, killing at least 14 people, officials. say. The bus was leaving the central city of the city of Manizales when it was hit by a collapsing hillside and swept into a ravine. Rescuers have…

April 15, 2011

Brazil’s airports ‘will not ready for World Cup 2014’

Most of Brazil's airports being improved for the World Cup in 2014 will not be ready in time, a report warns. Of 13 terminals being upgraded, 10 are unlikely to be completed by June 2014, the government-backed Institute for Applied Economic…

April 15, 2011

Allies Vow to Push Libya Campaign Until Gadhafi Goes

The leaders of Britain, France and the United States say the NATO coalition will continue its…

April 15, 2011

China’s Growth Slows, Inflation Rises

Chinese officials said Friday that the economy grew at a robust but slightly slower pace in the first quarter of 2011, while inflation rose, despite efforts to lower living costs. The National Bureau of Statistics said the gross domestic product…