Consortium of Banks to acquire the banking operations of CIBC FirstCaribbean in Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines

October 13, 2021 in Regional

Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (12 October 2021): Today, a Consortium of leading Banks in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the branches and banking operations of CIBC FirstCaribbean in Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts...

Antiguan PM blames bureaucracy as nurses stage weekend protest

October 11, 2021 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3163" align="alignleft" width="300"] Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne[/caption] Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, has blamed public service bureaucracy behind the decision of nurses to boycott last weekend's vaccination programme, hinting also at the possibility of the government employing retired and...

Jah Cure faces the music

October 06, 2021 in Regional

REGGAE singer Jah Cure remains in police custody in The Netherlands after being arrested and charged with assault following an alleged stabbing incident involving show promoter Nicardo “Papa” Blake of Roots Vibes Promotion on October 1. “What I know is that once you are arrested in...

Antigua to drop all COVID restrictions in 2022

October 06, 2021 in Regional

Prime Minister Gaston Browne says Antigua and Barbuda will be entering 2022 with most, if not all of the measures put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, removed, whether or not a significant number of people has been vaccinated. “I want to...