August 27, 2018
Trinidad and Tobago signs secret gas deal with Venezuela
With local reporters barred from entering the room to witness or ask questions about an agreement between the governments of Trinidad and Tobago’s and Venezuela to process and export natural gas from Venezuela’s Dragon gas field, Prime Minister Dr…
August 24, 2018
St Lucia opposition calls on PM to explain whereabouts of US$20 million in citizenship donations
CASTRIES, St Lucia — Opposition member of parliament, Dr Ernest Hilaire, has called on Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister Allen Chastanet to explain what happened to approximately US$20 million in citizenship by investment programme (CIP) donations that…
August 23, 2018
Venezuela devalues currency by 96 percent and raises minimum wage in an attempt to arrest hyperinflation
President Nicolas Maduro’s administration in Venezuela has undertaken the largest currency devaluation ever recorded in recent times, cutting value of the Bolivar by some 96 percent in an attempt to arrest the hyperinflation that has helped to bring…
August 22, 2018
Cuba denies rumours of new customs restrictions
The customs department in Cuba (AGRC) has denied rumours about new customs restrictions, reported by foreign media and other channels of communication. For several days now, news has been spreading, in what was described as an erroneous and…
August 21, 2018
Bahamian Govt to incur loss in resort purchase
Although the government intends to purchase the Grand Lucayan resort, it does not plan to spend the near $100 million to renovate it, according to Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar. D’Aguilar said the government is only interested in purchasing…
August 20, 2018
Virus outbreak affects hundreds at Sandals Bahamas resort
A debilitating stomach virus has spread like wildfire through the Sandals Royal Bahamian resort in Nassau, blitzing guests and staff members alike with severe vomiting, abdominal pains and diarrhea, in what some have described as the worst viral…
August 20, 2018
Anguilla to launch residency by investment programme
The government of Anguilla is to implement a “Residency by Investment” programme as part of its medium-term agenda. It will allow foreign nationals to acquire permanent residency status in Anguilla by making a financial contribution to the island…
August 15, 2018
CARPHA concludes risk of getting zika in the Caribbean low at this time
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has concluded that zika virus transmission in the Caribbean region has been interrupted, and that the risk to residents and visitors to the region of acquiring Zika is low. This follows a review by CARPHA…
August 15, 2018
Guyanese Government commits to hiking teachers’ pay
MINISTER of Education, Ms. Nicolette Henry, said talks between the Government of Guyana and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) held last Thursday were not concluded but rather, some aspects of the union’s terms were agreed and a decision was taken for…
August 15, 2018
The passing of former Bahamian Director General of Tourism David Johnson
Former Director General of Tourism Mr. David Johnson has lost his battle with colon cancer yesterday. Johnson had succeeded Vernice Walkine, who joined the executive management team of the Nassau Airport Development Company and Lynden Pindling…