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Bahamas minister defends government borrowing, debt
Minister of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing has defended The Bahamas government’s recent borrowing and current debt levels, and stressed that the Ingraham administration is under no threat of defaulting on its loans.
His comments came after [...]
Online crime makes more money than drug cartels
Online crime groups make more money than drug cartels worldwide, and arresting these cybercriminals can be exceedingly difficult. This startling revelation was made by representatives of the Organization of American States (OAS) at a regional [...]
Vatican delegation visits Cuba to prepare for pope’s visit
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) — Cuban President Raul Castro met on Sunday in Havana with a delegation of the Holy See, now on an official visit to the island to coordinate the next trip to the Caribbean island of Pope Benedict XVI, scheduled for [...]
US: End CIA Drone Attacks
The US government should transfer Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) command of aerial drone strikes to the armed forces and clarify its legal rationale for targeted killings, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to President Barack Obama [...]
North Korea: Kim Jong-Il’s Legacy of Mass Atrocity
Governments should mark North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il’s death with a clear demand that the new leader choose a path of reforming the country’s abysmal human rights situation, Human Rights Watch said today.
Kim Jong-Il exercised total [...]
Celine Dion booking: A major boost to Jamaica and the Caribbean
Across the Caribbean Diaspora, Jamaican promoter Walter Elmore’s Art of Music Productions (AMP) successful bid to attract mega star Celine Dion to the 2012 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival is being viewed as a boost for the festival and [...]
Guyana police commissioner suspended after rape allegations
Guyana’s Police Commissioner Henry Green has been placed on leave following allegations that he violently raped and falsely imprisoned a thirty-four year old mother of two at gun-point.
Guyana’s government-run news agency, GINA, reported [...]
IDB approves US$50 million to The Bahamas
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the approval of a US$50 million loan to The Bahamas to support an air transport reform program.
“The Bahamian economy is based on two pillars: tourism and international financial services, [...]
Joint Statement issued by the Government of Guyana, A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance for Change
At the invitation of His Excellency the President Donald Ramotar, the leaders of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC) met with the President on December 15, 2011 at the Office of the President.
His Excellency [...]
Major achievement for Grenada’s Tourism Industry
Grenada’s tourism continued its march into new boundaries Thursday when the first regularly scheduled direct flights to Canada were inaugurated.
“It’s another history making occasion for Grenada,” declared Tourism Minister Peter [...]
