JAMAICA-AVIATION-Caribbean Airlines to cut back on Jamaica flights

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - Head of Communications at Caribbean Airlines, Clint Williams has confirmed reports that the airline will be cutting back on the number of flights to Jamaica. For several weeks it was rumored that flights to Jamaica would be reduced and on Tuesday during a sitting of Parli...
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HAITI-POLITICS-Second Minister resigns

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Communications Minister Regine Godefroy became the second woman in as many days to quit the Haitian government. While there has been no official communication as to the reasons why Godefroy joined former finance minister Marie Carmelle Jean-Marie in leaving the c...
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Guyana To Curb Illegal Mining Through National Lottery

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Gleaner- The Guyana government says it will hold a national mining lottery later this month that will target small miners due to the increased demand for mining properties. Natural Resources and the Environment Minister Robert Persaud said the lottery, to be held in all six mini...
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GUYANA-POLITICS-Iran seeking to deepen relations with Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Iran is offering to help Guyana develop its agricultural, mining and industrial sectors. Newly accredited Ambassador to Guyana Hojattolah Soltani has extended an invitation for a Guyana delegation comprising agricultural and industrial stakeholders to explore opport...
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BAHAMAS-TAX-Government providing tax amnesty to property owners

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government is providing a tax amnesty to property owners ahead of the June 30 deadline. The government says effective immediately, the Real Property Tax Amnesty Programme could save home owners up to 50 per cent of the taxes owned to government if they make...
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ANTIGUA-ECONOMY-IMF approves funds for Antigua and Barbuda

WASHINGTON, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is making available more than US$10 million to Antigua and Barbuda after completing review of the island’s economic performance under a three-year Stand By Arrangement (SBA) indicating also that the economy is showing signs ...
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CARIBBEAN-TRADE-CARIFORUM countries examine EPA Standby facility

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Apr 12, CMC – Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) countries have been urged to take advantage of the standby facility for capacity building under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that was signed with the European Union in 2008. Addressing a Caribbean Development Bank (C...
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EDITORIAL: Tensions rise on Korean Peninsula

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nation News - Tensions in the Korean Peninsula must be of concern to all of us even though it is on the other side of the world. So much so that uncharacteristically China, North Korea’s only ally, was forced to speak out. China’s new President Xi Jinping, at an eco...
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Corbeaux deaths raise many environmental concerns

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Guardian - The sudden death of a few fish and 150 or so corbeaux may not seem to be particularly alarming—especially the latter, as they are considered by many to have only nuisance value and are not blessed with the aesthetics of other birds. This may be on...
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