KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 25, 2020 (CMC) – The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) is calling on the government to give a clear indication, regarding the reopening of the country’s borders and the resumption of both local and international tourism. ...
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Haiti Closes In On 1,000 Positive Cases Of COVID-19
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, May 25, 20 (CMC) – Haiti, today, has moved towards becoming the first Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to register 1,000 positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Ministry of Public Health, in its latest bulletin, said ...
Read More »How You Can Avoid The 5 Cash Flow Traps That Almost Ruined My Business
By Ken Green Contributing Finance & Tax Expert Several years ago, when I started a business with my business partner, we faced a number of cash flow challenges, as we did not pay close attention to these 5 key drivers ...
Read More »Trinidad Re-Opens Borders To Accommodate Nationals Stranded On Cruise Liners
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, May 25, 2020 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government disclosed, last Saturday, it would re-open its borders, temporarily, to allow almost 60 nationals, stranded on cruise-liners, to come into the country. A statement, ...
Read More »Trinidad Government Welcomes Latest Moody’s Ratings
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, May 25, 2020 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government has cautiously welcomed the latest ratings, by the US-based rating agency, Moody’s, that confirmed the government’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings at ...
Read More »St. Kitts PM Announces Borders Will Remain Closed; Nationals Overseas Not Able To Vote
BASSETERRE, St. Kits-Nevis, May 25, CMC – Prime Minster, Dr. Timothy Harris, declared, last Friday, that the borders of the twin-island Federation will remain closed, effectively dashing the hopes of overseas nationals, who would have wanted to travel, here, to ...
Read More »Canadian Becomes Princeton University’s First Black Valedictorian In Its 274-Year History
PRINCETON, New Jersey May 25, 2020 – Princeton University, a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, has named a Canadian, Nicholas Johnson, the son of a Bahamian father and a Jamaican mother, as the first Black valedictorian ...
Read More »United States Coast Guard Rescues Grenadian Fishermen
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, May 25, 2020 (CMC) – The United States Coast Guard says it has rescued two Grenadian fishermen, reportedly missing at sea for the past three weeks, according to a Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) statement, issued here, ...
Read More »Trinidad Police Probe Murder Of Four People
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, May 25, 2020 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) has launched an investigation into the discovery of the bodies of four people, including a woman, found in Princes Town, south of ...
Read More »Jamaican Government Sets Aside Millions To Assist Small- And Medium-Sized Enterprises
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 22, 2020 (CMC) – Jamaica’s Minister of Industry, Audley Shaw, announced that the government has set aside J$800 million for COVID-19 small business grants, to assist micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Shaw made the announcement, while ...
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