‘We come to kill all of you in the house’

June 27, 2017 in Regional

A small business owner who was part of a group making death threats, was chopped and died on Monday. Sheldon Ramdhan sustained a wound to the neck and was pronounced dead at hospital. Ramdhan, 38, of Coalmine, was the owner of a chicken depot and DVD club. Police...

No more visa-free travel from Antigua to Canada

June 26, 2017 in Regional

Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda will require visas to travel to Canada in less than 24 hours. Chief of Staff Lionel “Max” Hurst confirmed this in an interview with OBSERVER media today. Prime Minister Gaston Browne is expected to make a statement on the matter later...

Belize rejects IMF recommendation for increased taxes

June 23, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14001" align="alignright" width="300"] BELIZE PRIME MINISTER DEAN BARROW SAYS HIS GOVERNMENT WILL CHALLENGE A SMALL ASPECT OF THE HISTORIC RULING.[/caption] BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — The Belize government says it has no intention of implementing a recommendation by the International Monetary Fund for the Caribbean Community...

Jamaica gets more support from World Bank

June 23, 2017 in Regional

THE Government's economic reform agenda will be further boosted with the provision of another World Bank Development Policy Loan (DPL) in the sum of approximately $9.05 billion (US$70 million). This provision will further underpin the Administration's ongoing policy implementation aimed at spurring growth and development, while...