May 31, 2012
Bahamian PM outlines 2012 – 2013 budget
Prime Minister Perry Christie Wednesday presented a US$3.3 billion budget to Parliament outlining a number of measures to further rationalize tariff and excise rates, encourage energy efficiency and provide relief to consumers. In his first…
May 31, 2012
Prisoners Continue with Strike Action
The male prisoners at the Pointe Blanche prison are still in lock down as they continue what they describe as a peaceful strike. Prison Director Rudsel Ricardo said in an invited comment to SMN News that some of the prisoners want to end the…
May 31, 2012
Anguilla’s Chief Minister Hubert Hughes calls for a fight against growing gun crime
National Address by Chief Minister Hughes: Fellow Anguillians, the theme for this 45th birthday of our Country which you know by now is Rejoice, Rebuild and Reconcile.My Anguilla day speech related to our self-determination. It was so written…
May 31, 2012
Dominicans mark the end of their darkest nightmare
The Dominican people today May 30 mark their Day of Freedom, and the 51st anniversary of the execution of dictator Rafael Trujillo, the culmination of a vast conspiracy by various political and military groups, close collaborators of the tyrant…
May 29, 2012
Bahamas opposition leader promises to fight hard to become next government
Newly elected leader of the opposition Free National Movement Dr Hubert Minnis promised FNM delegates and supporters that he would work hard and fight even harder towards the FNM becoming the next government of The Bahamas. Minnis said that…
May 29, 2012
Haiti to pay mothers school incentives via mobile
The government in Haiti says it will begin transferring cash credits to mothers who send their children to school regularly. Each mother will receive up to $20 (£13) a month and the transfers will be made via mobile phone. The programme, called Ti…
May 29, 2012
Jamaica debt reduction imperative, says finance minister
Jamaica must work to reduce its debt, even as negotiations continue on a new standby arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said Finance and Planning Minister, Dr Peter Phillips.Opening the 2012/13 Budget Debate on Thursday in the…
May 29, 2012
Oil drilling company expects to start work in Bahamas by end of next year
The company hired by the Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) to plan and execute an exploratory well in Bahamian waters says it believes it will be drilling by the end of next year. Applied Drilling Technology International (ADTI), based in Texas,…
May 29, 2012
$65m heist trial put off in Jamaica
The case involving five men implicated in the robbery of $65 million from security guards in February last year has been put off until Thursday. The case was called up today in the Gun Court. The accused are Oral Chin, André Malcolm, Corriann…
May 27, 2012
St Kitts-Nevis agrees landmark debt restructuring deal
A St Kitts and Nevis government delegation led by prime minister and minister of finance, Dr Denzil Douglas, has secured a landmark “stock-of-debt” restructuring deal from Paris Club creditors after an intense negotiation session held in Paris,…