Prime Minister Gaston Browne By Ken Richards BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — LIAT pilots are on board with the plan to restructure the regional airline to make it a more viable entity financially. That’s the word from Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne, following the latest meeting in Bridgetown aimed at rescuing the financially […]
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Over the next years, climate change is expected to worsen improvements in food security and agricultural development. In recent years farmers and fishers have felt the crippling impacts of climate change on their livelihoods and food production. Jamaica’s food security and agricultural development are heavily dependent on the country’s capacity to respond […]
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POINTE-À-PITRE, Guadeloupe — Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) leaders have advanced discussions of diplomatic representation on the African continent and took further decisions on the appointment of non-resident ambassadors in the countries of Nigeria; South Africa; Ghana; Algeria; and the establishment of a permanent resident mission in Ethiopia, at the African Union in Addis […]
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Ambassador of the Eastern Caribbean States (ECS) Mission to the European Union, Sharlene Shillingford-McKlmon BRUSSELS, Belgium — The ambassador of the Eastern Caribbean States (ECS) Mission to the European Union, Sharlene Shillingford-McKlmon, issued a statement on Friday in relation to the EU’s recently revised list of non-cooperative jurisdictions that included Dominica. Shillingford-McKlmon explained that the […]
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LONDON, England — A report prepared by multinational accounting firm Ernst and Young (EY) and published on Tuesday, concludes that Dominica’s citizenship by investment (CBI) programme does not facilitate tax avoidance and evasion. The report notes that the programme, by its very nature, awards citizenship and that citizenship is not the basis on which a […]
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A Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, the same model involved in crashes of Ethiopian Airlines (March 10, 2019) and Lion Air (October 29, 2018). Photo by Liam Allport, CC BY 2.0 By Melanius Alphonse Caribbean News Now Associate Managing Editor [email protected] GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — The civil aviation authorities in Bermuda and the Cayman […]
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ST JOHNS, Antigua – Following statements by shipping agent, Nathan Dundas that Carnival Cruise Lines canceled all bookings to Antigua and Barbuda commencing next season November 2019 to 2020, the ministry of tourism called the statements deceptive, adding, “It is significant that, at no time, did Dundas contact the ministry, the port authority or the […]
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By Melanius Alphonse Caribbean News Now Associate Managing Editor [email protected] CASTRIES, Saint Lucia — The European Commission tax haven blacklisting of Saint Lucia in December 2017, and subsequent removal in January 2018 were based on committing to comply with the European Union (EU) code of conduct tax (base erosion and profit shifting minimum standard) and […]
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Thomas Anthony, the new CEO of Grenada’s citizenship unit By Melanius AlphonseCaribbean News Now associate managing [email protected] ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – In new regulations gazetted on Monday, the government of Grenada has reduced the minimum investment requirement for the real estate option of the country’s citizenship by investment (CBI) program from US$350,000 to US$220,000. The […]
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The Friendly Island recognized for having the “Best Caribbean Distillery” and more NEW YORK, USA – St Maarten received seven distinctions in USA Today’s 2019 Ten Best Caribbean Readers’ Choice Awards. The Friendly Island and several of its stakeholders were acknowledged across six categories, including “Best Island for Romance,” “Best Caribbean Restaurant” (Bistrot Caraïbes and […]
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