July 13, 2016
T&T minister gives assurances as another warning of ISIS attack emerges
Education officials were Monday giving students assurances that their security would not be compromised as a second voice note emerged in Trinidad and Tobago warning of an attack on secondary schools here. Education Minister Anthony Garcia has…
July 13, 2016
T&T Gov’t says it will not enter into agreement with IMF
The Trinidad and Tobago government says it will not enter into any structural adjustment programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) but defended its decision to have advisors from the IMF and the World Bank assist it deal with reviving the…
July 13, 2016
Antigua PM says no plans to move LIAT
Prime Minister Gaston Browne says no decision has been taken regarding the re-location of the Antigua-based cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, to Barbados. He said the Barbados Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Richard Sealy, may…
July 13, 2016
More resources to help fight Zika virus
Caribbean countries being affected by the mosquito born virus Zika may soon be in line for assistance after the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group Wednesday agreed to allocate resources to help fight the virus. Zika is linked to…
July 13, 2016
J$550m allocated as contingency for weather-related risks
Contingency funding of $550 million has been allocated for weather-related risks in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure. To be used specifically for natural disasters and infrastructure rehabilitation, this allocation is in keeping with the Fiscal…
July 13, 2016
Torrential rain kills six in Haiti, including children
Torrential rain in the impoverished Haiti killed six people over the weekend, including four children, authorities said yesterday Tuesday. Three of the children — aged two, six and eight — were part of the same family and lost their lives when…
July 13, 2016
Walt Disney cruise ship rescues fugitives off coast of Cuba
A Walt Disney Co cruise ship has rescued three fugitives off the coast of Cuba who were wanted in New Orleans. US Marshal Amos Rojas Jr said in a news release that last Thursday, the Disney Fantasy cruise ship found the fugitives clinging to a…
July 12, 2016
CDB launches USD$21.94M education project in Suriname
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on Tuesday launched its first project in Suriname. The USD21.94 million intervention supports the Government of Suriname’s programme of reform to improve the quality of and expand access to Technical and…
July 12, 2016
Police intensify search for ‘Duppy Film’
Police today intensified their search for Marlon 'Duppy Film' Perry, one of Jamaica's most wanted men. In a joint police/military operation earlier today, lawmen combed the Harbour View area of St Andrew in an effort to apprehend 'Duppy Film' and…
July 12, 2016
20,000-plus “illegal” Jamaicans costing Trinidad millions
Trinidad and Tobago’s former national security minister is claiming that there are over 20,000 undocumented Jamaicans in the twin-island republic who are a burden on the country and costing government to lose out on half billion dollars every year.…