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December 14, 2011

Drug point

SECURITY at Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) has been called into question as two recent drug cases – one in the United States and one in Britain – revealed it as a smuggling point for illegal drugs out of Barbados. A New York Times…

December 13, 2011

Bahamas PM explains housing minister’s firing

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December 13, 2011

IMF says St Kitts-Nevis meets quantitative performance targets

The Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported that all quantitative performance targets appear to have been met by St Kitts and Nevis despite continued weakness in real output growth in its assessment of the stand-by…

December 13, 2011

Health Minister wants to lift media ban in TNT

Reports of bad attitudes and problems at health facilities have prompted Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan to reconsider lifting the ban on media having access to health institutions. He wants the media to expose deficiencies in the health system…

December 13, 2011

Former Antigua PM says “no” to scrapping LIAT

Former Prime Minister Lester Bird has rejected the suggestion by the Vincentian leader for LIAT to be scrapped and replaced with a new airline. Dr Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines and head of LIAT shareholder…

December 13, 2011

Ballot box break-in threatens talks between Guyana political parties

The discovery of a break-in of three containers holding ballot boxes is threatening to undermine parliamentary partnership talks between the country’s main political parties. The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) said this and other…

December 13, 2011

Oprah, Louis Farrakhan visit Haiti

President Michel Martelly said he intends to ask American talk show host Oprah Winfrey to serve as a goodwill ambassador for Haiti to boost aid to the country. He said the request would be made during her visit to the country this week. He is…

December 12, 2011

Manuel Noriega extradited to Panama to serve jail terms

Panama's ex-leader Manuel Noriega has been extradited back to his home country from France…

December 12, 2011

Job creation, crime among issues at first political debates in Jamaica

The first of three political debates between the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) got underway last night in the studios of the Creative Production and Training Centre in Kingston. For 90 minutes…

December 12, 2011

VAT day option in Barbados

Barbadians could benefit from a reduction in Value Added Tax (VAT) – at least for one day – on the heels of Duty-Free Day and calls for a repeat of the initiative. Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler told the DAILY NATION that was one of the…