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March 28, 2011

Barbados denies mistreating Jamaican woman

Barbados’ Foreign Affairs Minister, Maxine McClean has dismissed allegations by a Jamaican woman who says she was mistreated by Barbadian immigration officials on a visit to the country two weeks ago. The woman, Shanique Myrie says she was…

March 25, 2011

Trinidad government pays out $33 million to CLICO policyholders

Two years after the CLICO insurance company collapse and rescue by the Trinidad and Tobago…

March 25, 2011

Guatemala first lady Sandra Torres confirms divorce

Guatemala's First Lady, Sandra Torres de Colom, has confirmed that she is divorcing president Alvaro Colom so she can stand for election to succeed him. Ms Torres fought back tears as she told Guatemalans she was leaving a loving marriage for the…

March 25, 2011

BVI up, Bahamas down

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has reversed recent trends by becoming the only offshore financial centre to have its rating boosted in the latest Global Financial Centres Index. The improvement comes against a backdrop of decline among all…

March 25, 2011

Cuban doctors & nurses to stay put

PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar says Government will not be terminating the contracts of Cuban doctors and nurses who were recruited under the previous PNM administration to fill vacancies in the health sector until those positions could…

March 25, 2011

TNT had 450 dengue cases in 2010

THERE was a total of 450 cases of dengue fever reported in this country last year. This finding is contained in the first report of the Government Ministries joint select committee (JSC) which was laid in the Senate on Tuesday. The report also…

March 23, 2011

T&T gets $210m in EU grants

The European Union (EU), with the support of its member states, has granted to the Government…

March 23, 2011

Health Dept: No Radiation Risk for Bermuda

There is currently no need for Bermuda residents to be concerned that they will receive harmful doses of radiation from the events presently underway in Japan, according to the Department of Health who is monitoring the information from the World…

March 22, 2011

Bermuda To Take Part in Tsunami Drill

Bermuda will join other localities in the Caribbean as a participant in a tsunami response…

March 22, 2011

UN Appeals for Patience as Haitians Await Election Results

The United Nations is urging the Haitian people to show patience and restraint as they await…