Venezuela President Maduro to reshuffle cabinet

January 06, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6495" align="alignleft" width="300"] President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro[/caption] CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is expected to make economic announcements and reshuffle his cabinet Wednesday after declaring that the country faces a new political reality now that the opposition has taken control of...

Opposition party files election petitions

January 05, 2016 in Regional

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Jan 4, CMC – The main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) has filed election petitions in connection with the December 9 general elections. Party leader Arnhim Eustace who made the announcement on Monday, also used his weekly radio programme to encourage party supporters...

President Obama may visit Cuba this year

January 04, 2016 in Regional

WASHINGTON, United States, Monday January 4, 2016 – In a move that would have been unthinkable at the start of his presidency, Barack Obama may well mark his final year in office with a historic trip to communist Cuba, which has been under a US...

First Caribbean Bank to cease operations in Belize

December 31, 2015 in Regional

BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) – First Caribbean International Bank (FCIB) will cease operations here the end of January to complete the sale of its asset to Heritage Bank. According to a statement from FCIB, it has received formal approval from the Central Bank of Belize to complete...