June 30, 2013
St Lucia seeking to take advantage of PetroCaribe
St Lucia will seek to advance arrangements to access Venezuelan oil under the PetroCaribe initiative when Prime Minister Kenny Anthony visits Nicaragua today. Anthony told reporters Wednesday that there were no grounds for speculation that the…
June 30, 2013
Digicel loses out to Norwegian, Quatari telecoms in Myanmar bid
Digicel in a statement yesterday said it was dissapointed to have not been selected, but said it would look at other opportunities in Myanmar and other territorities as it seeks to expand its international footprint. "Digicel remains committed to…
June 30, 2013
LIME, Cisco Meraki unveil WiFi earning opportunity for businesses
Telecommunications firm LIME and leading Cloud-controlled WiFi solutions provider Cisco Meraki have teamed up to offer Jamaican businesses technology aimed at increasing revenues and improving the attractiveness of their establishments to an…
June 26, 2013
Police arrest 4 in DEA agent’s slaying
Police in Colombia have arrested four people accused of killing a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent during an attempted robbery. Colombia's National Police said the four suspects they arrested were part of a criminal network of thieves.…
June 26, 2013
Rio de Janeiro favela police operation leaves nine dead
At least nine people have died in gun battles with drug dealers in a favela (shanty town) in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, police say. The clashes started on Monday evening after a demonstration in Bonsucesso, which reportedly ended in mass…
June 26, 2013
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro visits Haiti
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is visiting Haiti in his first official trip to the Caribbean nation as president. Maduro had to cancel a trip planned in April for a regional summit hosted by Haitian President Michel Martelly. The event brought…
June 19, 2013
Brazil clashes after President Rousseff praises protests
Riot police and protesters clashed in fresh protests on Tuesday in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo. Shops and banks were vandalised by groups of masked activists, who fought other demonstrators trying to stop the violence. The protests began…
June 19, 2013
Overseas territories leaders agree to increased tax transparency
Leaders of Britain’s overseas territories on Saturday agreed to back British Prime Minister David Cameron’s G8 initiative on tax, trade and transparency.At a meeting with overseas territories leaders, the prime minister outlined his plans and…
June 19, 2013
Bahamas officials to address cruise industry’s crime concern
The Ministry of Tourism, the police and major cruise lines are working on a white paper on crime that will specifically address how to prevent crime in tourist areas, Bahamas Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe said. This comes after several…
June 19, 2013
Election challenge hearing set
Justice Alex Henderson got down to business Tuesday and pressed attorneys involved in the petition challenge to Tara Rivers’ election to move quickly because of the public interest. The case is now set for 17 July, when the lawyers representing John…