January 9, 2012
CLICO policyholders go back to court
On Wednesday, Colonial Life Insurance Co Ltd (CLICO) policyholders will again be going before the court challenging the State's refusal to pay them the full amount due on their Executive Flexible Premium Annuities (EFPA). The policyholders,…
January 9, 2012
US expels Venezuelan diplomat
Venezuela's consul general in Miami has been declared to be persona non grata and must leave the United States, a State Department spokesman said on Sunday. No reasons were given for the decision to expel Livia Acosta Noguera, who has headed…
January 9, 2012
Venezuela’s Chavez to welcome Iranian president
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was due to arrive in Venezuela on Sunday at the start of a Caribbean tour to shore up support from the region's leftist leaders, as new Western sanctions aim to isolate Iran and target its oil exports. As he…
January 9, 2012
Fidel Castro warns again about nuclear war and climate change
Former Cuban president Fidel Castro warned last week that nuclear war and climate change are critical dangers for humanity, which keeps standing far away from getting any closer to a solution. In an article published on Cubadebate website, titled…
January 8, 2012
Fraudster donor Michael Brown held in Caribbean
A fraudster and Lib Dem donor who went on the run has been arrested in the Dominican Republic, police have said. Michael Brown was sentenced in his absence to seven years in jail in 2008 for stealing £36m from clients including nearly £8m from…
January 8, 2012
Jamaica to break links with Queen, says Prime Minister Simpson Miller
Jamaica's new Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, has said she intends to make the island a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth as the head of state. In her inaugural address, Ms Simpson Miller said the time had come for Jamaica to break with…
January 8, 2012
CARICOM chairman calls for a year of change
The incoming Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chairman, Desi Bouterse, has called on the region to make 2012 a year of change. Bouterse, who is also the president of Dutch-speaking Suriname, said that “by changing the way we do things, this Community…
January 8, 2012
Guyana moves ahead of other CARICOM countries
Guyana advanced ahead of other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries when it passed the amendment to the Caribbean Community Free Entry of Skilled Nationals Act to include an additional nine categories of persons under the free movement……
January 8, 2012
A first for Caricom – Region now has two serving women prime ministers
When Portia Simpson Miller took the ceremonial oath yesterday afternoon from Governor General Sir Patrick Allen as Jamaica’s new prime minister, it was a history-making event for the rest of the Caribbean Community (Caricom). For, along with her…
January 6, 2012
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s inaugural address
My fellow Jamaicans, I am thankful to God for guidance and strength;and to you the people of Jamaica for the faith and trust that you have placed in me and my team. I am deeply humbled that, once again, you have chosen me to lead our nation as…