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Former Grenada minister warns of the demise of CBI in the Caribbean
A former finance minister is warning Grenada and other Caribbean countries that the controversial Citizenship by Investment Programme (CBI) “will cease to exist in a very short time.” Anthony Boatswain told legislators that the CBI, under which Caribbean countries grant citizenship to foreign investors in return for making a substantial investment in the socio-economic development…
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CAL’s ATR down for three months after hitting wall
TRINIDAD NEWSDAY – Acting Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Colm Imbert says the plane involved in an incident at the Piarco International Airport on Wednesday night will be down for three months but fortunately, Caribbean Airlines (CAL) had been engaged in wet leasing another plane. He was speaking at the post-Cabinet media briefing at the…
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IMF ready to help rescue Venezuelan economy
The International Monetary Fund is ready to help rescue Venezuela’s economy, but the task will be so huge that it will require financing from the larger international community, the head of the body said Thursday. “As soon as we are asked by the legitimate authorities of that country to come in and help, we will…
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CAL ATR aircraft collides with wall at Trinidad airport
Caribbean Airlines says one of its ATR aircraft has hit a wall at the airport in Trinidad. At approximately 11:15 p.m. on March 06, the ATR-72 aircraft, 9Y-TTA, was being taxied from the ramp at the Piarco International Airport, Trinidad, to an aircraft hangar when it came into contact with the wall of the airport…
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CXC to issue e-Certificates across the region
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced that after a successful trial period, it will continue to provide students with e-certificates across the region. While CXC will still be offering the traditional paper-based certificate, students who haveregistered unique and valid e-mail addresses, will now have the option to acquire theirofficial certification through Blockcerts or blockchain…
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Pilots renew calls for an independent audit of LIAT
The President of the Leeward Islands Pilots Association, Carl Burke, has asserted that it is not too late to undertake an independent audit of the regional airline, LIAT. Burke told Winn FM in St. Kitts that his association made the suggestion in 2009 to Vincentian Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves. Burke says that LIAT obviously…
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Grenada to make financial contribution to LIAT
The Grenada government Tuesday said it would be making a “cash contribution” to the cash-strapped Antigua-based regional airline, LIAT, less than a week after the regional shareholder governments urged Caribbean countries to contribute to the future of the island-hopping airline. “We will make a cash contribution to LIAT this month and going forward we will…
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PM urges regional governments to invest in LIAT
Prime Minister Gaston Browne says efforts are being made to get the governments of at least four Caribbean countries to purchase shares within the financially-strapped regional airline LIAT. Speaking on a radio programme here over the last weekend, Browne, said that the issue had been discussed at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) inter-sessional summit held in…
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CARICOM grants deferral to 2 member countries on freedom of movement
Two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have been granted a five year deferral on the freedom of movement of Caribbean nationals under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) that allows for the free movement of goods, skills, labour and services across the 15-member grouping, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has said. While…
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Regional leaders open 2-day summit critical of Europe, reiterating position on Venezuela
CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders began their 30th inter-sessional meeting here on Tuesday with a blistering condemnation of the financial services policies of the European Union and reiterating their belief that Venezuelans alone must find a lasting solution to the ongoing political and economic situation in the South American country. Host Prime Minister and CARICOM…