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LIAT abruptly cancels several flights for Thursday, March 28
LIAT advised Wednesday that several flights have been cancelled for Thursday, March 28 “due to operational reasons.” The cash-strapped regional carrier has been on the brink of collapse, with recent reports that it only had enough funds for 10 days. LIAT’s management and shareholders have been trying to get employees to agree to a pay…
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Man, 33, shot and killed inside popular Sheraton Mall in Barbados
A man and a woman are currently assisting police with investigations into a fatal shooting at Sheraton Mall, Christ Church that occurred around 1:50 p.m. The dead man has been identified 33-year-old Damian Trotman of Highland, St Philip. According to police, Trotman was standing just outside the entrance of KFC when a number of gunshots…
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Jamaica to temporarily close Venezuelan Embassy
Jamaica will temporarily close its Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela effective April 1. “As we have previously stated publicly, we have been monitoring circumstances related to the operations of the Embassy, both in the wider context of our diplomatic representation review, as well as in the particular circumstances of the mission in Caracas. The Ministry along with…
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Trump to meet 5 Caribbean leaders on Friday
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet at his Florida resort on Friday with the leaders of the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Saint Lucia to discuss Chinese “predatory economic practices” and the Venezuela situation, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday. Trump and the Caribbean leaders will also discuss security cooperation and…
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GECOM chairman says Guyana elections can’t be held until November
CMC – Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice James Patterson, Tuesday said that fresh regional and general elections could only be held in Guyana in November. In a letter to President David Granger, the GECOM chairman wrote that “I would proffer that the Commission would be in a position to conduct General and…
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Last remaining US diplomats leave Venezuela
The last remaining American diplomats in Venezuela left the country on Thursday, amid deteriorating ties between Washington and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. “I know it is a difficult moment for them,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said of the departing diplomats. He said they would continue to carry on their “mission from other locations,…
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Grenada announces investigation into failed CBI project, seeks help from regional partners
The Grenada government says it has launched an investigation into a company that benefitted from the island’s Citizenship by Investment Programme (CBI) and was expected to construct and establish a shrimp farm in the rural parish of St Mark since 2017. “We are now investigating, and we are seeking the support from our friends regionally…
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CAL cancels Venezuela flights
Caribbean Airlines (CAL) on Monday said that it had cancelled all flights to Venezuela on Monday following an electricity blackout that has hit the South American country where the opposition is seeking to force President Nicolas Maduro out of office. In a brief statement, CAL said it had taken the decision “due to no electricity…
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Family awarded US$3.38M for Royal Caribbean passenger’s death
A federal jury says Royal Caribbean Cruises owes US$3.38 million to the family of a passenger who died during an Alaskan cruise. The jury returned its verdict Thursday in Miami federal court. Court records show Richard Puchalski was with his family on the Explorer of the Seas in 2016. A civil complaint says the 70-year-old…
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Former Grenada minister warns of the demise of CBI in the Caribbean
A former finance minister is warning Grenada and other Caribbean countries that the controversial Citizenship by Investment Programme (CBI) “will cease to exist in a very short time.” Anthony Boatswain told legislators that the CBI, under which Caribbean countries grant citizenship to foreign investors in return for making a substantial investment in the socio-economic development…