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MIAMI, Florida CMC — Damion Byran Barrett, the first Jamaica to be extradited to the United States to face lottery fraud charges, has been sentenced to almost four years in a US federal prison. Barrett, 29, who pleaded guilty earlier ...

Sibling Rivalries And Old Grudges Can Surface When Money Is On The Line, Family Wealth Guru Says The recently deceased don’t always ingratiate themselves with their survivors when it comes time to read the will. “People want to control things ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government says it has extended the contract of the Canadian oil and gas company, CGX Energy allowing it to continue its work engagements on the Corentyne Block, offshore Guyana. Co-Chairman of the oil Company, ...

By Michael E. Gerber PRIDE Guest Writer There once was a man named DeRopp who wrote a book titled The Master Game.  No need to discuss his book or his philosophy here, other than to say it had to do ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) says it has dismissed with immediate effect, the chairman of the financially troubled Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO), Gerard Yetming. In a brief statement late on ...

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands CMC — David Smith, the former head of the failed Jamaican investment scheme, Olint, will know on June 18, whether he will be ordered extradited to the United States . Smith, who is challenging his ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – A senior private sector official here has described the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping as a “talk shop” and that it has failed so far to ensure free trade in the region. President of the Private ...

By Carla Hindman Guest Financial Columnist Welcome to a world where a ‘modern family’ is considered the new normal. According to the most recent (2011), Canadian census on families and living arrangements, blended families, consisting of a couple and their ...

By Peter Richards CMC Caribbean Correspondent   BASSETERRE, St. Kitts CMC — A study on air transportation in the Caribbean is recommending a major re-think of the regional airline industry and the establishment of a CARICOM Airlines Association to identify ...

ROSEAU, Dominica CMC – On Monday, Dominica defended the oil alliance agreement it signed with Venezuela, a decade ago, allowing Roseau to purchase oil on condition of preferential payment. PetroCaribe Minister, Reginald Austrie, speaking at a news conference, said, the ...