December 25, 2013
DIGICEL ACQUIRES SUBMARINE FIBRE ASSETS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN REGION
Digicel today announced that it has reached an agreement with the Guadeloupe-based Loret Group and with Caribbean Fibre Holdings to acquire a submarine fibre network across the Caribbean region. Digicel will acquire Middle Caribbean Network,…
December 24, 2013
Cuba to eliminate currency pegged to US dollar
The Cuban Convertible Peso (CUC) will be eliminated in the process to reestablish a one-currency system on the island, confirmed VP Marino Murillo, during a plenary session of the Cuban Parliament on Friday. Tourists currently use a convertible peso…
December 24, 2013
St. Lucia in top ten wealthy Caribbean nations based on Gross National Income
The World Bank has named Saint Lucia among the top ten wealthy Caribbean nations based on Gross National Income (GNI). St. Lucia was ranked seventh with a GNI of $6,530. In its 2014 World Development Report, the World Bank used the GNI to measure…
December 24, 2013
Christmas Message from Prime Minister of St. Maarten, the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams.
Dear Fellow Citizens of St. Maarten, I again have the privilege to wish each and every one of you a blessed and joyous Christmas. I hope that you will be able to spend this holiday with your friends, families and loved ones and that you may be…
December 24, 2013
Christmas Message from the Leader of the Opposition Andrew Holness
Christmas is the celebration “of God’s amazing grace, in that He loved each of us so much that He sent His only begotten Son as the manifestation of the way to truth, hope and redemption”. This is the essence of Christmas regardless of religious…
December 24, 2013
Jamaicans among top 10 nationals deported in 2013
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says Jamaicans were among the top 10 nationals deported in 2013. In announcing the year-end removal numbers on Thursday, ICE said the top 10 deportees were from Latin America and the…
December 24, 2013
St.Martin Prime Minister to Submit Report To Parliament on Establishing Electoral Reform.
During her weekly radio program One on One with the Prime Minister, the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams gave clarity on her push for electoral reform. The Prime Minister commented on the program aired weekly on 98.1 Pearl FM that since the…
December 24, 2013
UK issues travel advisory for British nationals visiting Trinidad
The British Government has updated its safety and security travel advice on Trinidad and Tobago. In the update on its website, dated Tuesday, December 17, the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has warned British travellers of “violent…
December 24, 2013
Richard Branson request Boycott of Uganda over gay rights
UK business tycoon Richard Branson has called on companies and tourists to boycott Uganda after its parliament approved a bill to toughen the punishment for homosexual acts. It was against his conscience to support a country which carried out a…
December 24, 2013
Amid Darkness in the World, Jesus Brings Light so says Pope Francis
Pope Benedict has urged the world's 1.2 billion Catholics to rejoice this Christmas because "Jesus is the light who brightens the darkness" and brings peace. The pontiff delivered his first Christmas Eve homily as pope during a Mass at St. Peter's…