By Melanius Alphonse Caribbean News Now associate managing editor [email protected] LONDON, England – The Ecuadorian embassy in London was the home of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for seven years. That accommodation ended abruptly on Thursday when Assange was arrested by British police and carried out of Ecuador’s embassy in London to face a US extradition […]
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) must not view its ongoing transformation as a finite exercise but must continue to evolve once this phase is completed, so that it can respond effectively to the changing needs of the region. Trinidad and Tobago’s minister of planning and development and current chairman of the CDB’s […]
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Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell By Caribbean News Now contributor ST GEORGE’S, Grenada — The government of Grenada has introduced new regulations to ensure developers commit equity to projects in the country and experts say the move is positive for the industry and will ensure completion of projects. According to an amendment to the Grenada […]
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Migrant vessel MIAMI, USA – The US Coast Guard interdicted 33 migrants on Monday approximately 35 miles northeast of Tortuga, Haiti, attempting to enter the United States illegally. At approximately 7:30 am, the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer crew detected an overloaded 25-foot motor vessel and launched an Over the Horizon small boat crew. While en […]
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De’Edra Michelle Gibson By Youri Kemp Caribbean News Now associate managing editor [email protected] NASSAU, Bahamas — A suspect in the abduction of several children under the age of 14 in The Bahamas was brought before the magistrate’s court in The Bahamas last Thursday, less than a week after two suspects were arrested by members of […]
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By Melanius Alphonse Caribbean News Now associate managing editor [email protected] CARACAS, Venezuela — A delegation of Iranian officials arrived in Venezuela on Monday on a new direct Mahan Air flight from Teheran to Caracas. Mahan Air, which is Iran’s largest and oldest private airline, was blacklisted in 2011 by the United States. The US accused […]
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By Youri Kemp Caribbean News Now associate managing editor [email protected] WASHINGTON, USA – In the latest US International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), volume two dedicated to money laundering, the report lists all major Caribbean and Central American countries as “Major Money Laundering Jurisdictions” for the year 2018: Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, […]
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ST JOHNS, Antigua – The UK Hydrographic office (UKHO) has recently completed a three-week capacity building programme in Antigua and Barbuda to support safer maritime trade and the development of a sustainable blue economy. Equipment and training, presented as part of the UK government’s Commonwealth marine economies (CME) programme, will allow Antigua and Barbuda to […]
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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and CCRIF SPC have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop climate-resilient fisheries and aquaculture industries in the region. The purpose of the MOU is to formalise collaboration around the Caribbean oceans and aquaculture sustainability facility (COAST) initiative, which will help to reduce […]
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Fiscal discipline in Antigua and Barbuda stands to be enhanced following the signing of a Technical Assistance Contract April 1, 2019, between the European Union and WYG International totalling €2.32 million. “This project will provide support to the government of Antigua and Barbuda to enhance domestic revenue mobilisation and administration, in line […]
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