BVI to shorten processing time for work permit applications

September 29, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14347" align="alignright" width="300"] BVI Labour Commissioner Janice Rymer[/caption] TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) — The Department of Labour has announced change to the application process for work permits that will lead to a shorter processing period for applications as of January 2017. According to Labour Commissioner...

Barbados Back In Business After Storm Floods, Causes Damage

September 29, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14344" align="alignleft" width="300"] There were several reports of downed trees and poles crashing into vehicles[/caption] BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday September 29, 2016 – The all-clear has been given for business to resume as normal in Barbados following the passage of Tropical Storm Matthew which caused flooding...

One dead, as TS Matthew passes through Windwards

September 29, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14326" align="alignleft" width="300"] People making their way to a shelter in St Vincent[/caption] KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) – A fourth form secondary school student died Wednesday night after he was crushed by a boulder as he tried to alleviate flooding in his home during the...

Etana takes it all back

September 28, 2016 in Regional

Facing backlash over her support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Etana has apologised to Jamaicans for endorsing the controversial real estate billionaire. “My recent remarks were made against the background of the real fear of terrorist attacks and acts of random violence that are so...

LIAT Flights Grounded

September 28, 2016 in Regional

Some of LIAT’s flights across the region have been grounded. After calling off flights yesterday because of what was then a tropical wave, the Antigua-based carrier issued an advisory indicating that except for a few flights between Antigua, St. Maarten, St. Kitts, St. Croix and Tortola,...