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Guyana’s Foreign Direct Investment quadrupled in 2017
The Economic Commission for Latin America is reporting that Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in Guyana increased from US$58 million in 2016 to US$212 million last...
Ross University, Dominica’s largest private sector investment leaves the island after 40 years
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Ross University School of Medicine, which had been operating in Dominica for forty years, has decided to shut down its operations here.
The university relocated...
GRENADA-Emergency council to assess impact of major flooding
The National Emergency Advisory Council (NEAC) is set to meet Thursday morning to determine the extent of the damage caused by the heavy rains...
CAYMAN ISLANDS-Amnesty begins for persons living and working illegally in Cayman Islands
The Department of Immigration (DoI) has announced the start of a month-long amnesty that will enable anyone living and working illegally in the British...
ST. VINCENT-Opposition Leader ‘alarmed’ by “spate of violent killings”
Leader of the main opposition, New Democratic Party (NDP), Godwin Friday, says that he is “alarmed by the most recent spate of violent killings in...
CUBA-Tourism declines but shows signs of recovery
Tourism officials say the tourism industry shows signs of recovery although the country closed the first semester with 152,354 fewer international visitors than in...
Former Third World member – Irvin “Carrot” Jarrett dies suddenly
The music fraternity is in mourning following the death of former member of internationally acclaimed Third World band, Irvin “Carrot” Jarrett on Tuesday.
Jarrett’s widow...
Guyana to establish temporary settlement for Venezuelan refugees
The government has announced plans to establish a settlement area for over 200 Venezuelan refugees.
This was disclosed by Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, who said the...
ST KITTS-Longest serving Commissioner of Police dies
Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. Timothy Harris on Tuesday hailed late Stanley Franks, the twin-island federation’s longest-serving Commissioner of Police who...
Bermuda records first murder for 2018
Bermuda recorded its first murder so far this year when a 30-year-old man was gunned down late Friday.
The police who released details on Sunday...
ST. VINCENT-Former PM calls for referendum on CCJ
Former Prime Minister Sir James Mitchell says if the Ralph Gonsalves led government wants to replace the London-based Privy Council with the Caribbean Court...
GRENADA-MP protests low salary by returning monthly cheque
The Member of Parliament for the constituency of St. George’s North East has decided to return his monthly salary to Government as a means...
TRINIDAD-Muslim leader not apologetic, 28 years later
Leader of the Jamaat-Al-Muslimeen group, Yasin Abu Bakr, says he will not apologise for the 1990 coup aimed at unseating the Trinidad and Tobago...