By Melanius Alphonse Caribbean News Now associate managing editor [email protected] CASTRIES, St Lucia – Prime minister and minister for finance Allen Chastanet’s budget address for financial year 2019/2020, acknowledged that the Saint Lucia government has commenced the necessary review whilst engaging the European Union (EU) and code of conduct group, in its efforts to meet […]
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HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) — A memorandum of intent for the approval of a financing agreement and cooperation projects between Cuba and the European Union (EU), worth 61.5 million euros, was signed on Tuesday in Havana. Stefano Manservisi, director general of cooperation and development of the European Commission, and Ileana Núñez Mordoche, deputy minister of foreign […]
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By Caribbean News Now contributor LONDON, England – Taxation, says Smith and Williamson, a leading tax advisory firm headquartered in the UK, is generally related to a person’s tax residency, not citizenship: “Although an individual can have citizenship rights or residence rights in a number of different countries, usually only countries where an individual is […]
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PANAMA CITY, Panama — The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) is facilitating the preparation of the SoMH and RSAP on behalf of the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) – Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Sub-programme and the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems (CLME+) Project (2015-2020). The […]
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HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) — European foreign ministers have again rejected the US embargo against Cuba during a meeting of the foreign affairs council held in Luxembourg, chaired by the head of European diplomacy, Federica Mogherini. Prensa Latina agency cited a press release in which the ministers ratified the European bloc’s opposition to the extraterritorial application […]
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By Shamkoe Pile BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) — The temporary suspension by Barbados on the importation and licensing of remotely piloted aircraft systems, also known as unmanned aircraft systems or drones, has been extended for an additional 12 months, which took effect April 1. According to the ministry of tourism and international transport, the cabinet of […]
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ST GEORGES, Grenada – The crime and security situation in the region demands greater collaboration and co-operation among the member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This was the view of the 20th meeting of the Caribbean Community’s Ministerial Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) meeting in St Georges on Friday, April 12, […]
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MONTREAL, Canada – Dominica has now become the 193rd member state of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) following its official adherence to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (the Chicago Convention). Dominica deposited its notification of adherence to the convention March 14, 2019, and its ICAO member state status became effective 30 days after […]
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By Jermine Abel BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — Prime Minister Timothy Harris has brushed off suggestions that there will be early elections in St Kitts and Nevis. He says there is more work to do for the people of the federation. The talk of early elections was initiated by the representatives of the opposition St […]
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By Ken Richards BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — Regional airline LIAT has asked its pilots and other employees for additional pay cuts after they recently agreed to take a six percent salary cut. The cash-strapped airline, which is facing severe financial problems, said the six percent pay cut won’t be enough to help keep LIAT […]
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