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JOHN’S, Antigua, Oct. 11, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne says last week’s arrest of former United Nations Ambassador Dr. John Ashe, on corruption charges has cast a “pall of gloom” over the twin-island state and neighbouring ...

CARACAS, Venezuela, CMC – Venezuela has accused Guyana of “falsely accusing” Caracas of carrying out military operations in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez said that Guyana president David Granger “lied” about the alleged presence of a ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia CMC – St. Lucia will launch its Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) in January next year, Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has said. In an address to the Global Citizen Forum in Monaco, last Thursday, Anthony, while ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia government Tuesday announced it had opened a Honorary Consul office in Saudi Arabia as it seeks to expand the business and tourism profile of the island in the Middle East. An official ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, CMC – Dutch beer giant Heineken Wednesday took control of the Jamaican company, Desnoes & Geddes(D&G), after acquiring Diageo’s 57.9 per cent stake as part of a multi-million deal. The Dutch company said it had reached worth ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Caribbean Association of Banks Inc. (CAB) says it is “once more forced to express its deep concern” over yet another “tax-haven” list which includes 15 Commonwealth Caribbean countries. The list is contained in the District ...

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Former Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer Friday, said he had received funds from former Antigua and Barbuda Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dr. John Ashe, who is now facing criminal charges in the United States. In a ...

By Thalif Deen IPS Correspondent UNITED NATIONS, New York (IPS) — After initial hesitation, the United Nations has decided to probe allegations of bribery and corruption extending to the office of a past President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), ...

The Ashley Madison website hack has made infidelity a hot topic. The large amount of people signed up to the website looking to have an affair, or at the very least interested in the possibility of having one, surprised many. ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – The state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) says it will discontinue its services to London’s Gatwick Airport, effective January 10, next year. “This has not been an easy decision, since the airline’s customers have loyally supported ...