January 24, 2012
Signs of recovery, growth in tourism, says Bahamas PM
Noting the growth in tourism towards the end of the last quarter in 2011, Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham projected that the industry would see even greater improvements this year in the region. We begin 2012 with the hope that this year…
January 23, 2012
Allan Stanford trial starts
Jury selection began on Monday morning in the fraud trial of Allen Stanford in US federal court in Houston. The 61-year-old Stanford is charged with using his Houston-based financial empire to swindle investors of more than $7 billion. At the…
January 22, 2012
Grenada environment minister dismissed
Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, whose National Democratic Congress won 11 of 15 seats in the last general election, has fired a second minister in fewer than four years in office. Informed sources said Joseph Gilbert, MP for St Patrick…
January 22, 2012
Trinidad prime minister cleared by Integrity Commission
The Integrity Commission has cleared Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar of any wrongdoing in a complaint made alleging interference by her in the appointment of the director of the Financial Intelligence Unit. The prime…
January 22, 2012
US Presidential candidate allegedly linked to 1981 failed coup attempt in Dominica
In 1981, a lawyer tried to subpoena Ron Paul to testify in the trial of Don Black, a Grand Wizard for the Ku Klux Klan who would later go on to found the white supremacist, neo-Nazi website, Stormfront. Black was charged along with two other…
January 22, 2012
Colombia’s Farc rebels destroy radar station
Farc rebels in Colombia have destroyed a radar installation, disrupting civil aviation in the south and west of the country, the government says. Around 100 guerrillas bombarded the mountaintop installation with home-made missiles, killing one of…
January 22, 2012
Caribbean ally invites President Ma to visit region
The leader of one of Taiwan’s allies in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has invited President Ma Ying-jeou to visit the region in the wake of Ma’s re-election on Jan. 14. St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said last…
January 19, 2012
‘No shutdown’ – LIME says environment tough but it’s not leaving
LIME Jamaica yesterday strongly denied a news report that British parent company Cable & Wireless (C&W) plc has decided it will shut down its local operation in light of a ‘difficult’ regulatory environment. “I categorically deny that,” LIME…
January 19, 2012
Grenada hosts UK-Caribbean Forum
Dozens of journalists from regional and international media are expected in Grenada this weekend for an important trade and business meeting involving representatives from the United Kingdom and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The journalists…
January 19, 2012
World-renowned Caribbean rum brand celebrates 150th anniversary in 2012
Bacardi Limited, the world’s largest privately-owned spirits company, has declared that 2012 will be its most innovative year since the creation of Bacardi rum in 1862. Throughout the year, Bacardi will host one-of-a-kind birthday parties, launch…