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Statement by the US President on Cuba Policy Changes
- By S Coward
- Published 17-Dec-14
- Government, Politics, Int'l Relations
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Dec. 17, 2014 - First, I’ve instructed Secretary Kerry to immediately begin discussions
with Cuba to reestablish diplomatic relations that have been severed
since January of 1961. Going forward, the United States will
reestablish an embassy in Havana, and high-ranking officials will visit
Cuba.
Recent Releases
Barbados; Oil Exploration Licence Initialled
- By S Coward
- Published 17-Dec-14
- Environment/Energy
- Unrated
Bridgetown - Dec. 17, 2014 - Barbados has initialled an exploration license with the international
oil exploration giant BHP Billiton, to begin the search for oil and gas
off-shore.
Turks & Caicos Islands Financial Services Commission to be Reviewed
- By S Coward
- Published 17-Dec-14
- Banking/ Finance
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Providenciales - Dec. 17, 2014 - Governor Peter Beckingham announced at the Turks and Caicos Islands
Financial Service Commission (FSC) AGM on Friday 12th December that he
has finalised arrangements for a review of the body to be undertaken in
January 2015.
Insel Air Returns to Trinidad
- By S Coward
- Published 17-Dec-14
- Airlines/Cruiselines
- Unrated
Port-of-Spain - Dec. 17, 2014 - Six years after pulling its services
from Trinidad, Curacao-based airline Insel Air yesterday touched down at
Piarco International Airport, marking the official re-launch of its
operations here.
Port
of Spain, Trinidad - Dec. 17, 2014 - Schools throughout the Caribbean Community are
being given an opportunity to vie for cricket nets as part of a new
initiative announced by the Georgetown based Caricom Secretariat
yesterday called the “Pitch in Schools Project”.
Caribbean Airlines to charge for baggage
- By S Coward
- Published 13-Nov-14
- Caribbean Airlines
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Port-of-Spain - Nov. 13, 2014 - Passengers using the services of Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) will, sooner rather than later, be forced to pay for their bags as the State-owned carrier moves to bring its baggage policies in line with the competition on several of its current routes.
Barbados Ratifies Transnational Crime Convention
- By S Coward
- Published 13-Nov-14
- Crime/Security
- Unrated
Bridgetown - Nov. 13, 2014 - Barbados is now a State Party to the United Nations Convention on
Transnational Organised Crime, and three of the Convention’s
supplementary protocols.
Coke-Hamilton Sees Diversification In Agro-Processing, Cultural Industries
- By S Coward
- Published 12-Nov-14
- Economy, Trade & Investment
- Unrated
Bridgetown, Barbados - Nov. 12, 2014 - While indicating the potential for the Caribbean to grow exports of agro-processed goods and increase earnings from the cultural industries a two-day conference
on exports and the private sector has heard repeated calls for more Caribbean-centric data to guide policy.
Jamaica: Oil search on... for another five years, at least
- By S Coward
- Published 12-Nov-14
- Environment/Energy
- Unrated
Kingston - Nov. 12, 2014 - In five to eight years, Jamaica should know if it has enough oil and gas
to allow for commercial production, Tullow Oil plc officials said
yesterday.
