If you are considering going through with an idea you have had and need financial backing, you have a number of options available to you which doesn’t require a skill set. Many people have brilliant ideas which they unfortunately cannot carry out in terms of business planning as they haven’t the funds available to do […]
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has dismissed the appeal in the matter of Renaldo Anderson Alleyne v The Queen and recommended that Alleyne serves at least 25 years under the six concurrent life sentences he received in 2012. This is the first time where a recommendation is being made […]
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By Caribbean News Now contributor LONDON, England – The World Medical Association (WMA) has again called for Taiwan to be given observer status at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. The WMA argues that the inclusion of Taiwan is a health matter and not a political issue. The World Health Assembly is the decision-making […]
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts – The alleged failure to account for millions of dollars received from the hastily introduced Hurricane Relief Fund (HRF) is said to be one of the major concerns for the blocking of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) report on the economy of St Kitts and Nevis. One economist thinks it is; while […]
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By Melanius Alphonse Caribbean News Now associate managing editor [email protected] ST JOHNS, Antigua – LIAT’s shareholders’ meeting last Tuesday faced a series of options in consideration over the worst financial crisis of its existence. Airline executives, governments and potential investors were in extensive discussions on business models, LIAT’s social and economic viability and air transportation […]
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(Left to Right) Alki David,Denzil Douglas and Chase Ergen BASSETERRE, St Kitts — Alki David and Chase Ergen announced recently they had formed a consortium aimed at developing cannabis businesses in Eastern Caribbean nations such as St Kitts-Nevis, Dominica and Antigua. Plans include purchasing agricultural land and partnering with farmers to create a cooperative entity […]
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Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey and Yldiz Pollack-Beighle By Ray ChickrieCaribbean News Now contributor PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The foreign minister of Suriname, Yldiz Pollack-Beighle, was in Ghana last week to open her country’s first embassy in Africa since the closure of its mission in South Africa. The embassy was opened in Accra, Ghana, the ancestral home of […]
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Former Attorney General Anand Ramlogan arrested By Caribbean News Now contributor PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — One day after appearing in court in Trinidad for misbehaviour in public office, former attorney general Anand Ramlogan was arrested by officers of the Anti-Corruption Investigation Bureau (ACIB). Ramlogan, along with opposition Senator Gerald Ramdeen, were both at the […]
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By Melanius Alphonse Caribbean News Now associate managing editor [email protected] BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – As LIAT shareholders and directors gathered for their meeting in Barbados on Tuesday, amid the regional airline’s financial and operational dilemma, chief executive officer (CEO) Julie Reifer-Jones gave the assurance [that] “LIAT is committed to connecting the region, flying to the 15 […]
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by Caribbean News Now contributor SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –Puerto Rico has a plan in motion to shut down its coal-burning power plants by next year. After going through an energy and current pollution crisis, governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Roselló signed the Puerto Rico Energy Public Policy Act, which claims the island will be […]
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