Corned beef ban in Caribbean amid rotten meat scandal
From CARIBBEAN360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday March 21, 2017 – Several Caribbean countries have ordered the immediate ban on the sale and importation of corned beef from Brazil, following reports that several major meat processors in the South American nation have…
Michael Hayden to Newsmax: ‘Incidental collection’ key to Trump wiretap claim
By Todd Beamon From Newsmax Former CIA Director Michael Hayden told Newsmax on Wednesday that the issue of whether President Donald Trump was wiretapped by the Obama administration would involve the surveillance practice of “incidental collection.” “If there were any…
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Caribbean island to secure new solar energy plant
From Climate Action UNEP The government of Antigua and Barbuda has announced plans to install a new solar energy plant on Barbuda. The project is a joint venture between the country’s government, the Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) and PV…
Ogier supports school science fair
BVI: Ogier supports first science fair at sponsored school Ogier partner Michael Killourhy had the job of judging the Joyce Samuel Primary School’s first ever science fair last Friday. Ogier has been supporting the school since “adopting” it in 2010…
Brazilian land rights activist murdered in hospital after previous assassination attempt
From WN While in the hospital recovering from a previous assassination attempt, Waldomiro Costa Pereira was killed by five gunmen who stormed his room in the state of Para in Brazil on Tuesday, according to BBC News. Costa Pereira was…
Charter for Caribbean Public Services endorsed at Ministerial Symposium
By Clive Murray From The Bahamas Weekly A Charter for the public services of the Caribbean was endorsed at a Ministerial Symposium that took place at the Jolly Beach Hotel in Antigua and Barbuda on March, 9 & 10, 2017….
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Sugar Association of the Caribbean convenes: Industry Leaders to look at future of Sugar with end to EU Market Looming
JOINT PRESS RELEASE BY SUGAR ASSOCIATION OF THE CARIBBEAN AND THE CARIBBEAN COUNCIL For immediate release (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The EU’s quota management for sugar will end on 30 September 2017 and is expected to lead to…
Bad agreement for the Caribbean
By Grenville Phillips II From Barbados Today Ambassador Daniela Tramacere, head of the European Union delegation to the region, has recently publicly challenged my assessment of the region’s trade agreement with the EU. The trade agreement is called the Economic…
A Russian space agency official was suspiciously stabbed to death in prison
By Veronika Bondarenko From Business Insider Russian authorities are investigating the suspicious prison death of a former top space agency official charged with embezzlement. Vladimir Evdokimov, a former top director at Russia’s national space agency Roscosmos, was found dead with stab wounds…
Cayman Islands Governor term to be extended
From The Governor’s Office The Governor’s Office has announced that Her Excellency the Governor Helen Kilpatrick will be extending her appointment in the Cayman Islands until March 2018. The extension was made at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth…
