November 3, 2011
Jamaica reports increased remittance inflows
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), in its latest report on remittances, said that during the month of August, total remittance inflows were US$174.6 million, an improvement of US$17.8 million or 11.4 percent over the corresponding period last year. Net…
November 3, 2011
TRINIDAD’S PM WRONG
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar got her facts wrong when she named Prof Kenneth Julien as the former chairman of Petrotrin. Julien issued a release yesterday noting that Persad-Bissessar named him as the former chairman of Petrotrin, against…
November 3, 2011
St. Maarten Police Force Accepted as Member of Interpol.
Chief Commissioner of Police Peter de Witte who is currently off island attending the 80th Session of Interpol in Hanoi, Vietnam announced that the St. Maarten Police Force is now a member of the Interpol. "We can proudly announce that on Monday…
November 2, 2011
UN peacekeepers support Haitian police in efforts to curb crime
United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti and local police officers have…
November 2, 2011
Former Health Minister elated to receive Sisserou Award of Honor
Former Health Minister John Fabien is among three Dominicans selected to receive the Sisserou Award of Honor on Independence Day for his contribution to the health sector. The Sisserou Award of Honor and Services Medal of Honor Awards are awarded…
November 2, 2011
PM calls for a set term for the post of Secretary General of CARICOM
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is calling for a set term for the position of Secretary General of CARICOM. PM Skerrit who is also the former chairman of CARICOM made these remarks while addressing the 1st David Thompson Memorial Lecture last…
November 1, 2011
Walk with me Portia
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness has made good on his inauguration day promise to invite the…
November 1, 2011
Guyana, Suriname yet to complete 2010 census
Guyana and Suriname are the only two countries of the Caricom group left to conduct their censuses for the 2010 round. Both are targeting mid-next year as the execution deadline. This disclosure was made by Chief Statistician, Lennox Benjamin,…
November 1, 2011
$1 billion disappears into Cayman Islands obscurity
Japanese camera maker Olympus Corp. paid a group of obscure Cayman Islands-based companies almost $1 billion it spent on three start-up firms, according to internal documents and Cayman Islands records, the Wall Street Journal reported. Three of…
November 1, 2011
Commonwealth leaders release Eminent Persons Group report
On Sunday, Commonwealth leaders released the report of the Eminent Persons Group that had given rise to some controversy earlier this month over the decision not to make the report public in advance of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting…