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Canada benefits from ‘America First’

Canada is benefiting from the Trump administration’s “America First” policy because China is buying more agricultural products from Canadian farmers instead.

18 Sep, 2019

Barbados gets latest upscale resort

Barbados-based Elegant Hotels Group has announced plans to convert its popular Tamarind beach resort into a “premium all-inclusive resort.”

13 Sep, 2019

Trinidad worried by ‘Zesser Pill’

The Trinidad and Tobago government and police are concerned at the proliferation of a new drug labelled the “Zesser Pill” that has been blamed for causing alarming physical and mental reaction in users. The fear is that it could permanently damage users or even kill them.

13 Sep, 2019

Jamaican suicides mostly by men

Jamaica is alarmed at the disproportionate number of males who are committing suicide compared to females. According to police data, 61 people committed suicide in Jamaica last year in a population of 2.9 million. Of that number, 56 were males and five females.

13 Sep, 2019

Dominica PM given deadline over accounts

Dominica’s Leader of the Opposition United Workers Party Lennox Linton has given Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit until Friday, Sept. 20, to account for monies from Dominica’s Citizenship by Investment Programme which he insists has not been properly accounted for.

13 Sep, 2019

Guyana excited by oil find

Guyana is anticipating the announcement of another major oil find within a few days which will significantly boost the country’s economy. Guyana’s chief investment official made the announcement at the SPE Offshore Europe conference in Aberdeen, Scotland.

13 Sep, 2019

Bahamas fear ‘staggering’ death toll

Bahamas emergency services have listed 2,500 people as missing after Hurricane Dorian struck the islands two weeks ago.This official count suggests the final death toll will be in the hundreds, though the number of missing has yet to be checked against those in shelters. Tens of thousands of people

13 Sep, 2019

Disney will roll in the UK

The UK film industry, which has lost some of its lustre in recent years, will soon get a massive boost as Disney will be making more blockbusters at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire after signing a deal to take over most of the complex for at least a decade. Pinewood Studios are about 20 miles we

11 Sep, 2019

Venezuela accused of killings by UN chief

Venezuela appears to be continuing extrajudicial killings, according to the United Nations human rights chief who said the Special Action Forces presumed to be responsible had received support from the highest levels of government.

11 Sep, 2019

Cuban remittances curbed by US

The Cuban government condemned the new measures announced last week by the United States, which further strengthen the embargo imposed on the island by limiting family remittances and financial transactions through third countries.

11 Sep, 2019
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