New Zealand promising to assist Caribbean

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – New Zealand is proposing assistance to Caribbean countries in several areas including renewable energy, according to the special envoy of the Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key. A brief Grenada government statement said that the envoy, Sir Don McKinnon m...
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State-owned bank launches billion dollar IPO

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The state-owned bank, First Citizens Bank (FCB) will launch its initial public offering (IPO) of more than 48 million ordinary shares on Monday in a move the bank says will be one of the largest single IPO offering in the history of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock ...
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CARICOM ballistics tracking system to help cut case backlog

The 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) hopes a new ballistic information system will help track down guns used by certain gangs and reduce the backlog of criminal cases across the region. The Regional Integrated Ballistic Information Network (RIBIN)  would be empowered by a Charter and Pa...
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PR experts say LIAT missed big opportunity

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Two public relations experts have chided LIAT for its mishandling of a humorous complaint letter, which sparked huge global attention. The letter took the spotlight after Virgin Atlantic owner Sir Richard Branson shared it on social networks. In response, LIAT rele...
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LIAT pilots call off action

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Major disruption to a number of LIAT flights scheduled to depart Antigua today has been averted. OBSERVER media understands a last-minute attempt by LIAT CEO Ian Brunton to bring pilots back to the negotiating table was successful, after pilots had threatened to keep...
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Don’t delay

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - THE VALUE OF BARBADOS’ currency could be taking a plunge soon unless Government moves speedily to slash the deficit between its revenue and expenditure. Charlie Skeete, a retired senior economist at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, has issued this warni...
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World Bank helps Haitian adolescents in skills training

WASHINGTON, CMC – The World Banks says it has aided young, vulnerable women in Haiti in successfully learning new skills in joining the labor force. Through a US$1 million grant, the Washington-based financial institution said the Haiti Adolescent Girls Initiative (AGI) has empowered young lad...
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In Caribbean, push to create no-take reserves

BLUEFIELDS BAY, Jamaica - YOUNG fish leap in the wake of a warden’s patrol boat as it motors through waters off Jamaica’s southwest coast that are a brilliant palette of blues. Beneath the surface, reefs bristle with spiny lobsters, and rainbowcoloured parrotfish graze on algae and seawe...
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