ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Apr. 11, (CMC) – The Chief Executive Officer of the financially troubled regional airline, LIAT, David Evans, has resigned, well-placed sources said toay. The sources told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that Evans, who joined the airline ...
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr. 8, (CMC) – The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping said, today, it is “deeply concerned” by the resurgence of the designation of “tax havens” being attached to the financial services centres in the region. CARICOM said that ...
Read More »Brazilian Firm To Invest In Soybean Production In Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr. 7, (CMC) – A Brazilian firm, New Frontier Agriculture Incorporated, will be commencing a large scale commercial production of soybean in the community Ebini, located in Region 10 in central Guyana Chief Executive Officer of the National ...
Read More »What You Get When You Buy A Mutual Fund
(NC) Think for a moment about buying a mobile phone. If you’re like most of us, you don’t end up with just the physical phone − you have a plan that likely includes data, voicemail, emergency service and some local ...
Read More »Caribbean Countries Continue To Distance Themselves From “Panama Papers”
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Apr. 6, (CMC) – Caribbean countries were, today, continuing to distance themselves from the so called “Panama Papers”, which alleged that a number of world leaders and other prominent people used a law firm in Panama to develop ...
Read More »T&T Transparency Institute Wants Stricter Measures Regarding Ownership Of Foreign Companies
Photo above: Derek Murray, Chair of The Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute. Photo courtesy of the Queen’s Park Cricket Club. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr. 5, (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute (TTTI), today, called on the government ...
Read More »Chief Executive Officer Of Jamaica Stock Exchange Commends Government
Photo above: Prime Minister, Andrew Holness (second left), greets Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Marlene Street-Forrest (left), ahead of a meeting with business operators listed on the JSE’s Junior Stock Exchange, at the Office of the ...
Read More »Caribbean Entrepreneurs Trained To Market Their Agri-products And Think Globally
Photo above shows Caribbean agri-entrepreneurs and their workshop tutors, touring a leading Caribbean supermarket chain, where they saw first-hand what products looked like that are getting to store shelves and, ultimately, to the consumer. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, ...
Read More »Bauxite Company Ordered To Clean Up Oil Spill In Guyana River
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar. 31, (CMC) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the Chinese-owned bauxite mining company, Bosai Minerals, to clean up used oil that was accidentally released into the Demerara River and surrounding waters . In a statement, ...
Read More »Venezuelan Convicted In St. Lucia’s First Case Of Money Laundering
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Mar. 31, (CMC) – A Venezuelan national, today, became the first individual to be convicted, here, for money laundering. The police report that Reglio Jesus Patino Reyes was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment, after being formally charged ...
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