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April 8, 2011

Dudus/Manatt Commission of Enquiry says no more

THERE will be no further sitting of the Commission of Enquiry into…

April 8, 2011

Bad year ahead for Caribbean tourism, says CHTA chief

The CEO of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Alec Sanguinetti said on Wednesday that the industry is having its worse period in its history due to the ongoing global financial crisis and government taxation policies. "The…

April 8, 2011

Barbados company urges enquiry to list accusations

A Barbadian company and its chairman who have been named as parties to the commission want to know the allegations they are facing before tendering any documentary evidence. Jonathan Walker, the attorney for Proman's Holdings (Barbados) Ltd and…

April 7, 2011

Privatisation of Bahamas telecoms company completed

The privatisation of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) was completed on…

April 7, 2011

Express workers in protest over compensation $$

Employees of One Caribbean Media (OCM) voiced their dissatisfaction with management as they engaged in an hour-long protest yesterday in front of Express House, Independence Square, Port-of-Spain. Union representatives and members described the…

April 5, 2011

Michel Martelly ‘defeats’ Mirlande Manigat

Preliminary results in Haiti's presidential election suggest musician Michel "Sweet Micky"…

April 5, 2011

Anguilla to seek independence

Anguilla Chief Minister Hubert Hughes said that Britain's approval of his December 2010 budget is a little too late and signalled his intention to seek independence for the British Overseas Territory. "We lost out on so much revenue, we have lost…

April 5, 2011

Guyana ruling party selects presidential candidate

As expected, the general secretary of Guyana’s ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC), Donald Ramotar, has been elected as the party's presidential candidate, but what came as surprise at Monday's meeting was that he was unopposed. The…

April 5, 2011

Trinidad PM has busy week ahead in Washington

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar is now in Washington. She will spend the next five days holding a series of meetings and addressing organisations. On Sunday night she dined with President Barack Obama and Mrs Obama. She…

April 2, 2011

Haiti’s presidential election results delayed by fraud

Fraud has forced Haiti's election council to delay results of a highly anticipated…