VICTORIA, Seychelles, Tuesday May 17, 2016 – On its current development path, the Caribbean in 2050 will face unmanageable debt, poor growth, and greater socio-economic problems, warns a Commonwealth report launched at the Fourth Global Biennial Conference on Small States in Seychelles. The report, ‘Achieving a...
CARACAS, Venezuela, Tuesday May 17, 2016 – Following Friday’s introduction of a nationwide state of emergency, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has threatened the seizure of factories that have halted production, and the jailing of their owners. Maduro said the state of emergency was needed to combat...
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it is continuing its “unrelenting effort” to dismantle the One Order and Clansman gangs operating in St Catherine. A news release from the Corporate Communications Unit says over the last few days, lawmen seized eight firearms...
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is advising the government to institute a debt ceiling and a cap on state payroll to reduce its staggering 92 percent debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio the highest in the eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). During a recent...
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday May 13, 2016 – Workers will be going home with more money in their pockets from July, and even more from next April , as the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) fulfills a campaign promise of billions in income tax relief – later...