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March 22, 2011

Extradition treaty compromised Jamaica’s sovereignty, says PM

Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding has charged that the extradition treaty between Jamaica and the United States is tilted heavily in favour of the superpower, and has effectively compromised the island's sovereignty. On Friday, Golding told…

March 22, 2011

CARICOM energy ministers meet this week to discuss oil prices

Amidst the current volatility of oil prices on the world market, ministers responsible for energy in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will gather in Georgetown, Guyana, this week to scrutinise an overview of the energy situation and trends in…

March 22, 2011

Bahamas election to be held ‘on time’ says PM

Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham would not confirm whether the general election will be called this year as has been speculated in some circles, however, he said that it "would be called on time." "Those who are speculating, that's what…

March 16, 2011

Barbados in worse economic position, says opposition leader

Barbados opposition leader, Owen Arthur, has painted a gloomy picture of the state of the…

March 16, 2011

Heated debate forces early adjournment of extradition enquiry in Jamaica

Heated argument among the attorneys present forced the chairman of the Commission of Enquiry looking into the extradition of Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke to adjourn Tuesday's session prematurely. Attorney general and minister of justice, Dorothy…

March 16, 2011

Bahamas fiscal deficit deepens 22 percent to $216m

The first half of fiscal year 2010/2011 showed a $38.9 million increase in the Bahamas government’s deficit, expanding 22 percent to $215.9 million year-over-year. According to the Central Bank of The Bahamas’ January Monthly Economic and…

March 16, 2011

Labour Ministry Completes ILO Recommendations On Tornado Safety

On March 29, 2010 a tornado struck the Container Port in the Bahamas killing three people and injuring several others. Through the Department of Labour, Mr. Foulkes said the government commissioned an ILO expert to investigate and suggest what…

March 16, 2011

UK air passenger tax discriminatory, says CARICOM acting secretary general

In a first ever Caribbean Tourism Summit held in Europe, CARICOM acting secretary-general Lolita Applewhaite laid out the region’s case against the UK’s Air Passenger Duty (APD) on outgoing flights and other increases to aviation taxation. “We…

March 14, 2011

Another million-dollar heist

Gunmen in Jamaica on Saturday morning held up an Atlas vehicle and…

March 14, 2011

St Lucia braces for gay attack

As St Lucia braces for the possible fallout from an attack on three gay men from the United States as they showered together in a cottage in the west coast town of Soufriere, tourism officials are this week arranging meetings with the visitors to…