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Venezuelans boycott their presidential election By Marco Aponte-Moreno, St Mary’s College of California CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s May 20 presidential election may be an election in name only. Nicolás Maduro is widely expected to be reelected as Venezuela’s president despite his 20 percent approval rating and profound mismanagement of the country’s humanitarian and economic crisis. Maduro’s strongest competitor is Henri Falcón, a former state governor once […More]

BLP takes credit for halting Hilton sale The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) is taking credit for an 11th hour decision by Government to halt the planned sale of the Hilton Barbados Resort. Recently, it was revealed that a meeting scheduled for Monday, May 21 to approve the controversial sale has been called off, effectively leaving the future of the Needham’s […More]

Jack Warner hints at political comeback FORMER government minister Jack Warner is not ruling out a political comeback at age 75. He hinted at this possibility while commenting on Mickela Panday’s new party. Panday received consensus to form the party at a meeting on Sunday at Gaston Court, Chaguanas. On her Facebook page, Panday thanked people for attending the meeting. […More]

St Kitts-Nevis launches new citizenship fund BASSETERRE, St Kitts — The world’s first citizenship by investment programme (CIP) in St Kitts and Nevis has launched a new fund — the Sustainable Growth Fund — to boost investment in the Caribbean nation. Touted as the “Platinum Standard” in an accelerating industry, the St Kitts and Nevis citizenship by investment programme has […More]

St Vincent Prime Minister wraps up official visit to Suriname By Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Dr Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, wrapped up a four-day official visit to Suriname over the weekend. Gonsalves arrived in Suriname last Wednesday to discuss bilateral issues with Suriname’s president Desi Bouterse immediately following the two-day meeting of the […More]

GRENADA ELECTION: Grenada PM denies suppressing media leading up to election, remains confident of victory By Youri Kemp ST GEORGE’S, Grenada — The New National Party (NNP) leader, Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell, has denied allegations that members of his party tried to shut down media houses, particularly those in opposition to him, in the run up to the Grenada […More]

After meeting with Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley at the Diplomatic Centre in St Anns on Wednesday, members of Muslim organisations walked away with a sense of relief as Rowley continued assurances that they were not being targeted by the government. Among the leaders invited to attend the meeting, leader of the Jamaat al Muslimeen Imam Yasin Abu Bakr, said […More]

UNC will support Anti-Gang Law if the Government consents to scrutiny… The Government must come clean with the population and tell us why they are unwilling to compromise on the timing for scrutiny, are they afraid to report the nation before a General Election? February 20, 2018 Trinidad and Tobago is a nation in crisis and unfortunately finds itself governed […More]

Guyana’s 48th Republic Anniversary: President says Guyana’s homeland, sovereignty will be defended President David Granger in his 48th republic anniversary message outlined, among other things, that the country’s sovereignty will be defended. Making reference to the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy, Granger posited that “Guyana moved closer towards a juridical settlement of the territorial controversy this year.  The United Nations Secretary General in […More]

By Latonya Linton KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director, Christine Lagarde, says her organisation is willing to help the Caribbean countries severely affected by the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. “The IMF stands ready to do whatever it can to help in those situations – in assessing macroeconomic implications, determining financing needs, and providing financial […More]