GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 27, 2020 (CMC) – Guyana celebrated its 54th anniversary of political independence from Britain, yesterday, that is being overshadowed by the disputed March 2 regional and general elections. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is engaged in a ...
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Trinidad High Court Temporarily Halts Eviction Of Former Prime Minister From Private Office
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, May 25, 2020 (CMC) – A High Court judge has granted an order, preventing the eviction of former Prime Minister, Basdeo Panday, from his private office, at the Rienzi Complex in Couva, in west ...
Read More »St. Lucia Government Defends Decision To Demolish Historic Building
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, May 25, 2020 (CMC) – The St. Lucia government has defended its decision to demolish the building, which once housed a prison, here, even as environmentalists condemned the weekend demolition of the structure that was constructed in ...
Read More »Dallas Mayor Discusses Decision-Making In A Time Of Uncertainty
DALLAS, Texas May 25, 2020 — Making sound public policy decisions is challenging, even when you have all the information, and now it has become immeasurably more difficult, by all the unknowns, presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dallas Mayor, Eric ...
Read More »Jamaican Tourism Sector Wants To Know When Government Will Re-Open Borders
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. ...
Read More »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 ...
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