St. Lucia – Two regionally-based financial institutions are partnering with 1st National Bank Saint Lucia Limited to finance a game-changing $80 million sporting infrastructure programme in Saint Lucia spearheaded by the National Lotteries Authority (NLA). The National Bank of Dominica and Grenada Co-operative Bank Limited have expressed confidence in the NLA and Saint Lucian economy […]

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Antigua and Barbuda – Senior Legal Officer in the Ministry of Commerce, Manufacturing, Business Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs and Saint Lucia’s Regulated Substances Authority representative Mr. Dylan Norbert-Inglis recently returned from the Wadadli (Cannabis) Festival held in Antigua and Barbuda in April 2024. The festival, hosted by the Antigua and Barbuda Medicinal Cannabis Authority, […]

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The president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ilan Goldfajn, and the director of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), Jarbas Barbosa, signed an agreement to accelerate the digital transformation of health services, strengthen primary healthcare, and enhance pandemic preparedness across Latin America and the Caribbean region. The new agreement will focus on three priority areas: […]

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Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis – Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew extends warm congratulations to His Excellency Dr. Luc F.E. Mercelina on his recent election as the eighth Prime Minister of Sint Maarten. Dr. Mercelina is a distinguished surgeon and seasoned politician. In his letter to Prime Minister Mercelina, Prime Minister Drew expressed confidence […]

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is pleased to announce significant progress in its mission to foster financial literacy and economic empowerment among the nation’s youth through the Financial Education and Savings Programme. Building on the momentum generated by the initial announcement in December 2023, by Prime Minister Honourable Dr. Terrance […]

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The community of Kwebanna, in the Moruca sub-district, Region One, received 40 solar-powered street lights valued at Guyanese $3 million. This would be roughly US $15,000 or US$375 per lamp. This is in keeping with the government’s agenda to ensure hinterland communities are energy-secure. These lights will help to enhance the safety and security of […]

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Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former attorney, has taken the witness stand to testify against his former boss in Trump’s criminal trial for financial irregularities. He is expected to fill in the details in the prosecutors’ case that Trump faked business records to pay off Stormy Daniels, the porno film perfomer, with whom the former president […]

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Over 500 teachers took part in activities at Sandals and Beaches properties in Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, Negril, and the South Coast, as part of Jamaica’s Teachers’ Day activities on May 8. Sandals is a chain of resorts that specialize in only allowing ‘couples’ as guests. Orgininally this was interpreted as a man and a […]

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A huge frog that has traditionally been a significant part of the cuisine of the  Caribbean island of Dominica was on the verge of becoming extinct, but now the diligent efforts of frog fanciers are beginning to show some success in saving the species for local tables. The mountain chicken frog, officially known by its […]

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Weather forecasters are predicting that there will almost certainly be hurricanes in the Atlantic this year and that they will probably be monsters. The primary source of scientific information about hurricanes is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Miami which sends aircraft directly into the eyes of hurricanes to see what is going […]

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