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March 2, 2011

Bomb threat in Jamaica results in cargo suspension

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Colonel Oscar Derby, said that a bomb threat concerning cargo flown from Jamaica to the United States originated in Jamaica. The Jamaica Observer reported that all cargo shipments…

March 2, 2011

C&W Bermuda sold for US$70m

CABLE & WIRELESS BERMUDA has been sold to a Canadian company. The Bragg Group has purchased the Bermuda operations of C&W Communications Plc. (CWC) for US$70 million. This included Cable & Wireless Bermuda along with Cable & Wireless (Bermuda)…

February 26, 2011

CARICOM must address governance issues, says Jamaican PM

Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding, has emphasised the need for the Caribbean Community…

February 26, 2011

St Lucia to maintain ties with Libya

St Lucia's prime minister, Stephenson King, says while he…

February 26, 2011

Trinidad attorney general complains of threats to his life

Trinidad and Tobago's attorney general, Anand Ramlogan says he has had to request more security after threats to…

February 26, 2011

Cost of living reduction a priority in Barbados

"The Ministry of Commerce and Trade is doing all in its power, not only to address, but to effect a reduction in prices in Barbados," said Minister of Commerce and Trade, Senator Haynesley Benn, at the conclusion of the Nation Publishing…

February 26, 2011

Lawsuit against LIAT dismissed

A United States District Court in the Virgin Islands Division of St. Thomas and St. John has thrown out a discrimination lawsuit brought against regional airline LIAT by an American man, Liston Sewer, who was removed from a flight from Tortola…

February 23, 2011

Bahamas groundbreaking marks new generation of resorts

Baha Mar, the largest single-phase resort development in the history of the Caribbean,…

February 23, 2011

Antigua-Barbuda PM fears negative impact of Libyan unrest

Antigua and Barbuda and its Eastern Caribbean neighbours are concerned that the unrest in Libya could have implications for the sub-region, and may also jeopardise planned investments by that country's government in the sub-region. The Antigua…

February 23, 2011

No layoffs despite poor economy, says Barbados PM in New York

Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is in New York meeting with prospective investors and having discussions with Barbadians living in the United States. Last Sunday night he told hundreds of Bajans in Brooklyn that the private sector had…