CANADA PLEDGES OVER $45 MILLION TO CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY

Prime Minister of Canada, Rt. Hon Justin Trudeau has pledged upwards of $45 million to the Caribbean Community amid a strengthening of diplomatic ties between CARICOM and Canada. Trudeau was a special guest at last week’s CARICOM Summit, where he was joined by the Conference of Heads of Government in the Bahamas.  Among topics of … Continued

ANTI – IMMIGRATION PROTESTERS TARGET CARICOM SUMMIT

While Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio Wheatley, other CARICOM leaders and diplomats engaged in fruitful discussions surrounding the development and security of the Caribbean Region, they did so amid chaos brewing just outside of the venue.  According to reports emerging from the Bahamas, just outside of this week’s CARICOM summit protesters led by political leader … Continued

USVI DELEGATE TO LEAD U.S. DEMOCRATS IN SUBCOMMITTEE ON “WEAPONIZATION”

USVI based Congressional Delegate Stacey Plaskett has been appointed to serve on a select subcommittee of the US House Judiciary Committee tasked with investigating the “weaponization” of the Federal Government. In essence, Plaskett will be one of the legislators tasked to investigate alleged abuses of federal authority by examining the conduct and decisions of the … Continued

BARBOSA TAKES OFFICE AS PAHO DIRECTOR

On February 1st,  Dr. Jarbas Barbosa took office as the new Director of the Pan American Health Organisation. Barbosa, a national of Brazil, succeeds Dr. Carissa Etienne of Dominica.  He was sworn in at a Ceremony held at the Organization of American States on January 31st. During his swearing in ceremony, Barbosa pledged to work … Continued

BOLT FIRES BUSINESS MANAGER FOLLOWING MAJOR FRAUD SAGA

Jamaican track legend Usain Bolt has fired his business manager after losing approximately $12.7 million in one of the largest financial fraud schemes in recent Jamaica history. Bolt clarified in an interview on Friday that his former business manager was fired, ending the previous notion that the two amicably parted ways. He also made it … Continued

INT. SOCA MONARCH CANCELLED OVER FUNDING ISSUES

There will be no International Soca Monarch Competition this year. The highly anticipated staple event on Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival Calendar has been cancelled voluntarily for the first time in three decades after the Government of Trinidad and Tobago refused the issue $10 Million funding to the event’s promoters.  Director of the Caribbean Prestige Foundation … Continued

FORMER RBR COMMANDING OFFICER JAILED

Former Commanding Officer of the Royal Bermuda Regiment, David Curley has been sentenced to 18 months in jail and 12 months on a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of official corruption. The sentence was handed down by a Supreme Court this week.  Curley’s guilty plea, which was entered last July, meant he … Continued

FBI TO INVESTIGATE SSL FRAUD IN JAMAICA

Jamaica’s law-enforcement agencies have reached out to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other international partners to assist them in unravelling the nearly US$19.5 million fraud at investment firm Stocks & Securities Limited (SSL). The fraud, which has been ranked among the largest in Jamaica’s history, has impacted more than 30 clients, including Jamaica’s Olympic legend Usain … Continued