December 25, 2011
A slippery tale – PNP says supporters did not oil roadway
MOTORISTS travelling in the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) motorcade in Portland on Wednesday were forced to drive at considerably low speeds after party officials announced that oil was deliberately spilled on sections of the roadway leading out of…
December 25, 2011
LIME Presents Christmas Eve of a Lifetime
The LIME Christmas of a Lifetime continues this Christmas Eve with extended store hours from 9am to 9pm. New and Existing customers have plenty of ways to win a Lifetime of LIME. The leading telecom is also a proud sponsor of "The Big Block…
December 24, 2011
St Kitts welcomes inaugural non-stop commercial flight from Canada
The Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport will today welcome its first non-stop commercial flight from Canada. Government said the Air Canada flight from Toronto will make St. Kitts and its sister island, Nevis, a more viable winter destination…
December 24, 2011
Stanford lawyers file motion to delay January trial
LIAT intends to expand its cargo service next year, Director of Cargo and Quikpak,Wilbur Edwards has said. The disclosure came as the airline announced that its freighter service has transported a million pounds of cargo within a year of its…
December 24, 2011
Michael Blackburn resigns as head of LIAT pilots union
Captain Michael Blackburn has resigned as Chairman of the Leeward Islands Pilots Association (LIALPA) as he prepares to file a lawsuit against regional carrier LIAT challenging his summary dismissal earlier this month. Captain Blackburn said his…
December 24, 2011
India to fund construction of specialty hospital in Guyana
Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr Roger Luncheon said on Wednesday that the EXIM Bank of India has approved and made available the funding at concessionary terms for the construction of a specialty hospital at Liliendaal in Guyana. When…
December 23, 2011
Trini woman in marriage scam gets 18 months in UK
A TRINIDAD-born woman will spend Christmas in a British jail after being found guilty of paying her gay hairdresser to become her husband in an attempt to avoid deportation. Vera Jadoonanan, 39, offered her British hairdresser £10,000 to become her…
December 23, 2011
CIBC First Caribbean Bank on Christmas campaign to raise funds for President’s Charities Foundation
CIBC First Caribbean is determined to give back to those for whom this sentiment might not be true, and for those whom the Christmas spirit may be thwarted by difficult circumstances. In its ongoing Christmas campaign, the Bank has made a pledge to…
December 23, 2011
CLICO policy holders in Trinidad mount legal action against company directors
Not satisfied with the payout plan recently offered by government to some larger CLICO investors and policyholders, one association of policyholders is targeting former CLICO directors to make up the shortfall. The Santa Rosa Team, which represents…
December 22, 2011
Mexico disbands Veracruz-Boca del Rio police force
An entire municipal police force in Mexico has been disbanded as part of a campaign to root out corruption and improve security in the face of drug-related violence. More than 900 officers in Veracruz-Boca del Rio are losing their jobs. The…