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A&B PM Unhappy with T&T’s Response to Clico/Baico Debt

T&T GUARDIAN- Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he is not satisfied with the response from his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart regarding the non-payment of millions of US dollars linked to the collapse of Trinidad-based insurance companies CLICO and British American Insurance Company (BAICO) in 2009. Browne, who is chairman of the Eastern […]

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REUTERS WORLD NEWS: N. Korea’s Longest Missile Test, Musk & Zelensky at Odds, Ukraine Advances, Haiti Demos, More

The Reuters Daily Briefing Tuesday, October 4, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. North Korea conducts its longest-range missile test yet, Musk and Zelenskiy have a Twitter showdown, and a weakened Truss faces a fight for credibility Also, join us live for Reuters IMPACT – tackling climate change with businesses, […]

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Suspected Venezuelan Gang Leader Charged with Human Trafficking in Trinidad

By CMC News A suspected Venezuelan gang leader has been arrested on human trafficking charges following a “painstaking two-year investigation” by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Acting Police Commissioner McDonald Jacob in congratulating officers “for their arduous work and dedication exhibited over a painstaking two-year investigation” said he is pleased that there had […]

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Turks & Caicos Governor Blames Jamaican Gangs for Escalating Crime

CMC- Turks and Caicos Islands Governor Nigel John Dakin said the security situation in the British Overseas Territory is related to Jamaican gangs and serious transnational crime rather than international terrorism. “It remains ongoing, and it will not stop, unless we stop it,” Dankin told the House of Assembly as he made reference to the […]

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SKN Looks to Cannabis Farming as a New Long-Term Income Source

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – The St Kitts-Nevis government says it is taking the steps required to create a sustainable medicinal cannabis industry as the twin island Federation moves to reduce its dependency on the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme. Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew, whose administration came to office following the general elections in […]

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Biden in Puerto Rico: ‘We’re Going to Make Sure You Get Every Single Dollar Promised’

By Maegan Vazquez and Allie Malloy, CNN   CNN  —  President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, and Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Deanne Criswell are visiting Ponce, Puerto Rico, on Monday – weeks after Hurricane Fiona ravaged the US territory. In Puerto Rico, Biden received a briefing on the storm and met with individuals […]

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Cuban Protests After Hurricane Ian Fade But Anger Over Shortages Simmers

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Cuba had restored power to most of Havana on Monday following Hurricane Ian, defusing tension in the capital after scattered protests last week, though anger still simmered on the streets as residents struggled to replace food and supplies squandered by blackouts. Hurricane Ian knocked out power to […]

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Haiti: Police Fire Tear Gas As Thousands Protest Against Government

By Steven Aristil PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Police in Haiti fired tear gas on Monday at thousands of protesters marching in the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince, against Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s government and its handling of crippling fuel shortages and soaring prices. Reuters footage showed a man being carried on a stretcher after […]

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Norwegian Cruise Line To Eliminate COVID-19 Testing, Masking Requirements

Oct 3 (Reuters) – Norwegian Cruise Line said on Monday it was easing COVID-19 safety measures on its ships by dropping requirements for testing, masking and vaccination, as the pandemic loosens its grip on the world. The decision by the cruise line comes after several countries lifted testing requirements for international air travelers as people […]

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UK: Essex Man Jailed Over $260m Caribbean Resort Scam

Image source, Serious Fraud Office/PA David Ames, 70, from Essex, was jailed for 12 years for two counts of fraud by abuse of position BBC-  A British fraudster who duped more than 8,000 people into investing in celebrity-backed luxury Caribbean holiday resorts in a $260m scam has been jailed for 12 years. An investigation found […]

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