It is with deep regret that I learnt of the passing of Professor Owen Arthur, the former Prime Minister of Barbados. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (left) shares a light moment with the former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur During his tenure as Prime Minister for an unprecedented three consecutive terms from 1994 to 2008, […]
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Caribbean News Service (CNS) — LIAT’s major shareholders have reached an agreement, which Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne said could see the airline flying again “in 60 to 90 days.” The shareholder, which also includes the governments of Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica, met virtually late on Monday for Browne […]
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MIAMI —A tropical depression has formed in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, though forecasters weren’t predicting a landfall location. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the depression was centered Tuesday afternoon about 1,185 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. At 5 p.m., it had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and was moving […]
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Nassau- Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis held a press conference today and said that due to the marked increase in COVID-19 cases and that some American tourists have entered his country illegally with forged coronavirus tests — all U.S. visitors must leave immediately. “Regrettably, the situation here at home has already deteriorated since we began the reopening […]
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We announce the death of Fabien JnoFinn AKA Goro aged 37 of Petite Soufriere who pass away on June 26th, 2020 @ the China Friendship Hospital. He left to mourn: Mother – Ermina Laurent residing in Guadeloupe Father: George Jno Finn in Dominica Brothers: Neville & Jade in Dominica, Ervince in Guadeloupe and Chad in […]
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020 — WASHINGTON — The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved US$16.4 million in additional financing for Dominica to support ongoing projects in the areas of agriculture and infrastructure for climate resilience and economic recovery from COVID-19 impacts. “Agricultural livelihoods, food security, and resilience to climate-related shocks are key priorities for Dominica. […]
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(Caricom Today) Anguilla’s new Premier Dr Ellis Webster was sworn into office on Tuesday after leading his Anguilla Progressive Movement (APM) to victory in general elections on Monday 29 June 2020. Premier Webster later announced his seven-member Cabinet which includes the youthful Ms Dee-Ann Kentish Rogers who defeated former Premier Mr Victor Banks in Monday’s […]
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(BBC) Mystery surrounds the “completely unprecedented” deaths of hundreds of elephants in Botswana over the last two months. Dr Niall McCann said colleagues in the southern African country had spotted more than 350 elephant carcasses in the Okavango Delta since the start of May. No one knows why the animals are dying, with lab results […]
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(Daily Herald) ANGUILLA–Anguilla Progressive Movement (APM) headed by Dr. Ellis Webster has won the 2020 general election. Anguilla Progressive Movement gained four of the seven district seats and three of the four island-wide seats, giving it the majority in the House of Assembly with seven seats. Anguilla United Front gained three of the district seats […]
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(Barbados Today) – “From all indication, LIAT will be liquidated,” Prime Minister Gaston Browne has just announced. The Prime Minister said there will be a meeting of all shareholders shortly to discuss collapsing LIAT. A new entity will be formed. “COVID would have actually, let’s say increased the losses exponentially, so whereas in all of […]
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