A late November 2018 photograph of the Galaxy Ramada project in St Kitts showing progress to date, or lack thereof, and an apparent absence of any construction workers or vehicles at the site By Caribbean News Now contributor BASSETERRE, St Kitts — Notwithstanding public assurances in May from Caribbean Galaxy Real Estate Ltd, a Beijing-based […]
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Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-160. Aeroprints/Wikimedia By Caribbean News Now contributor GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The government in Guyana suffered an unexpected defeat in parliament on Friday on a motion of no confidence, following the surprise defection of a member of the ruling coalition, which now automatically triggers a new general election. However, that may not […]
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By LK Hewlett BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — The speaker of the St Kitts and Nevis National Assembly has set Christmas Eve as the date to debate the opposition’s motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris. During a sitting of parliament on Wednesday, Speaker of the House, Michael Perkins, informed of the […]
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The board of directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved funding for a project that will see 30,500 existing street lights replaced with energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lighting. The project is expected to reduce the cost of street lighting to the government of The Bahamas by about 20 percent when […]
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Antigua and Barbuda is celebrating the start of the peak winter season with increased capacity from Miami International Airport, a key gateway for the popular Caribbean destination. This comes as American Airlines has added an additional daily round-trip flight from Miami to the V.C. Bird International Airport in Antigua. The new […]
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By Caribbean News Now contributor NEW YORK, USA — After the Nicaraguan government announced that it has asked two key human rights institutions to leave the country, the UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, said on Friday that she was “extremely alarmed” by a decision that means, in effect, there will be “no functioning independent […]
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Two firetenders honour the inaugural American Airlines Flight 1427 with a water salute just after the flight arrived at the Argyle International Airport on Saturday at 3:40 p.m. (Photo: St Clair Scott) “It’s AA at AIA,” declared the Prime Minister after the largest airline in the world, American Airlines (AA), touched down on the runway […]
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Benito Wheatley; Deputy Premier Dr Kedrick Pickering; Deputy Governor David Archer; Eileen Parsons; Archie Christian; Douglas Wheatley; Ronnie Skelton ROAD TOWN, BVI — The British Virgin Islands marked the 40th anniversary of the end of grant-in-aid from the united Kingdom at a special dinner on 15th December 2018 to commemorate the territory’s success in becoming […]
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Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort. Photo: YouTube By Youri KempCaribbean News Now associate [email protected] NASSAU, Bahamas — As reports of multiple sexual assaults on visitors at its Caribbean resorts gain increased traction in US media, Sandals Resorts International (SRI) has denied all such allegations and said that claims of attempts to cover up these incidents are […]
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Baroness Patricia Scotland By Caribbean News Now contributor LONDON, England — Dominica-born Baroness Patricia Scotland, the current Commonwealth secretary-general, has lost yet another case in the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal, adding yet more controversy to her already embattled tenure. The case – Ojiambo v Commonwealth Secretariat – was brought against the Commonwealth by a former deputy secretary-general, […]
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