July 31, 2015
The IMF says the Bahamas faces challenge to further economic recovery
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says while the Bahamas economy is recovering, the outlook remains challenging. And even with the United States’ recovery and the opening of the Baha Mar mega resort, growth is expected to remain below pre-global…
July 30, 2015
Man accused of faking death for $17-m insurance payout
A Clarendon farmer, Kim Wayne Phillips, who allegedly conspired with his British wife and others to fake his death in order to claim a $17-million insurance payout, is scheduled to return to the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on…
July 29, 2015
Shooting at Roehampton Leaves Two Gunman Dead
Two men, believed to be from the community of Flanker, were shot dead during a joint police/military operation in Roehampton, as the St James Police Division moves to cut the high level of violence in the parish. Police said two illegal firearms…
July 27, 2015
TCIG TEAM ATTENDS IRENA ENERGY CONFERENCE IN MARTINIQUE
The Minister responsible for Infrastructure, Housing and Planning, the Hon. Amanda Misick recently lead a delegation to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) -Martinique Conference on Island Energy Transitions: Pathways for Accelerated…
July 21, 2015
Former Caribbean football official used wife’s ring to help make bail
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. July 21, 2015: Jeffrey Webb once sat pretty as President of CONCACAF and FIFA vice president; so much so that his personal assets included 11 luxury watches, a Mercedes-Benz and ten properties. On Saturday, the…
July 20, 2015
U.S & Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations through an Embassy
One bitter holdover of the Cold War slipped into the history books at 12:01 a.m. Monday, when the United States and Cuba re-established diplomatic relations. For the first time since severing ties in 1961, they reopened embassies in each other's…
July 17, 2015
Man Shot By Police Officer At Nightclub in the Bahamas, Dies In Hospital
A MAN who was shot by a police officer at a Faith Avenue nightclub on Tuesday night has died in hospital. According to police reports, the officer was at a nightclub on Faith Avenue north around 8.30pm when he received a report of an adult male at…
July 7, 2015
St Lucia to table legislation to make CCJ final court
The St Lucia Government says it will soon table legislation that will allow for the island to make the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) its final court, replacing the London-based Privy Council. Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony said…
July 5, 2015
Haitians forced from Dominican Republic
Beltha Desir wanders aimlessly around the front of the school where she has taken refuge, holding tight to her 10-month-old child, the only family member with whom she was deported. Desir, a Haitian woman, had lived for 10 years in the Dominican…
July 5, 2015
Efforts being made to ease tension between Guyana and Venezuela
The United Nations is prepared to intervene in the border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela as Caribbean countries seek an amicable solution to the issue on Friday. Guyana’s President David Granger, who has called on CARICOM leaders to “strongly”…