November 25, 2013
Dominicans in Houston celebrate Independence
Dominicans in Houston, Texas celebrated Dominica’s 35th anniversary of Independence on November 2nd at the Double Tree Hotel in Houston, Texas. The Independence Gala which was staged during the observance was highlighted by a highly motivating and…
November 25, 2013
Trinidad prison officers uncover brisk trade
There is a big business behind bars in prisons where a hot seller is cigarettes at $600 a pack. According to a senior prison official, business is booming with over 500 cellphones confiscated in just one month. Some 300 were destroyed yesterday…
November 21, 2013
CIA secretly collects data on money transfers to Caribbean
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been accused of secretly collecting bulk records of money transfers to the Caribbean and other places handled by companies like Western Union and MoneyGram. Government officials said the transfers include…
November 21, 2013
Lottery winnings to be taxed in Barbados
The Ministry of Finance in Barbados has advised Bajans of a 15 per cent tax on lottery winnings over a $100,000 which was announced in the 2013 Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals will be implemented fully, albeit with some changes,…
November 21, 2013
Trinidadian teacher charged with sex crime against schoolgirl
Senior Primary school teacher and guidance officer Swain David appeared in the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court on Thursday charged with committing an act of grievous sexual assault on a child. David, 44, of Ste Madeleine, appeared before Magistrate…
November 21, 2013
Caricom & Materlly to meet on Dominican Court Ruling
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), will be meeting next week to discuss the recent controversial ruling by the Constitutional Court in the Dominican Republic which has stripped thousands of their citizenship. This was revealed by President Michel…
November 21, 2013
New promotion launched to boost stay over arrivals
The Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) has launched a cruise conversion programme dubbed “Return & Win” as part of its efforts to reach 90,000 stay over visitors by 2015. The initiative which was launched on Wednesday, November 20, is aimed at…
November 18, 2013
Attorney General to file lawsuit against Jack Warner
Attorney General, Anand Ramlogan, is planning to take action against former minister Jack Warner for statements made during the recent local government election. According to a pre-action protocol letter, dated November 12 and filed in the Civil…
November 18, 2013
Legal action against UK, France and Netherlands
Vincentian Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has told Britain’s Observer newspaper he instructed law firm Leigh Day to bring a case against the UK, France and the Netherlands for reparations for slavery. With the backing of the 15 Caricom heads of…
November 18, 2013
Digicel extends aid to typhoon victims
Habitat for Humanity T&T has announced an extension of Digicel Trinidad Ltd UWI-SPEC text-to-donate programme to send humanitarian assistance to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Subscribers to the Digicel network can continue…