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Jamaica stock exchange praised

Jamaica’s stock exchange has caught the attention of the international daily newspaper the Financial Times. In a feature published this week the newspaper gives a glowing review of the Jamaica stock exchange and the growing economy.

11 Oct, 2019

Antigua ploughs $40m to save LIAT

Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister has squashed plans to purchase Barbados shares in cash strapped LIAT but is prepared to make a substantial capital injection.

11 Oct, 2019

Trinidad ‘church’ resembles prison

A Trinidadian pastor was among three people detained by police on Tuesday, following the discovery of 69 people being held at a facility in Arouca, described as a “church” but resembling a prison.

11 Oct, 2019

Guyana oil boost by next year

Guyana is about to become a major oil producer.

11 Oct, 2019

Montserrat has new Leader for the PDM

When Montserrat’s ruling People’s Democratic Party seeks a second term in office in next month’s general elections, it will be without Premier Donaldson Romeo at its helm.

11 Oct, 2019

Grenada tourism rising rapidly

Grenada enjoyed its best visitor arrivals from neighbouring Caribbean islands in the first eight months of this year.

11 Oct, 2019

Canadian hopefuls rely on millennials

Canadians are thinking about whom they’ll vote for in the upcoming federal election on Oct. 21 and the most crucial demographic is millennials. According to Elections Canada, there are 27.2 million Canadians who will have the power to make a difference, should they choose to vote, but the generation

09 Oct, 2019

Marcos avoids corruption punishment

The Philippine anti-graft court has rejected an effort to claim millions of dollars in art, property and investments from the family and associates of late strongman Ferdinand Marcos, saying the government failed to prove its case.

09 Oct, 2019

‘El lChapo’ paid $1m to Honduras president

Prosecutors in New York have alleged that the convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán personally gave $1m in bribes to the brother of Honduras’s president to pass on to the Central American leader.

09 Oct, 2019

Cuba use oxen and horses to save fuel

Cuba is employing thousands more oxen to plough sugar cane fields and pull farmers’ carts due to lack of fuel for ploughing machines and transport vehicles.

09 Oct, 2019
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