Passport sales exceed $80-million projection

May 26, 2016 in Regional

Sales of Dominica’s passports under the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program has exceeded the $80-million projection made in the 2015-2016 budget, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. “In the budget of this year, we projected we would have raised about $80-million dollars. I can say to...

Rihanna wins Billboard Achievement Award

May 25, 2016 in Regional

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday May 24, 2016 – Barbadian pop star Rihanna continues to blaze a trail of success internationally, winning a Billboard Chart Achievement Award on Sunday night. She beat out Adele, Drake, The Weeknd and Little Big Town for the award that was based on...

Mother and daughter found dead in apartment

May 25, 2016 in Regional

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, May 24, CMC – A mother and her 10-year-old child were found murdered in an apartment Tuesday, Police said. They said 37-year-old Leelawattie Sookhoo and her daughter, Tisha Ahtram, were found strangled at their apartment in Nieuw Amsterdam, a village in District Commewijne. Police said...