SLAA: 5 newcomers in 9 member Saint Lucia CARIFTA Track Team
By Anthony De Beauville From The Voice St Lucia SLAA: Five Newcomers in 9 Member Saint Lucia CARIFTA Track Team By Anthony De Beauville From The Voice St Lucia Five newcomers have won favour with the Technical Committee of the Saint…
Dispute with U.S. energy trader worsens Haiti’s fuel crisis
By Anthony Esposito From KFGO PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A dispute between Haiti and a U.S. energy trading firm is leading to long blackouts and fuel shortages in the Caribbean nation, feeding anger at President Jovenel Moise’s government following the collapse…
Former VW boss charged over diesel emissions scandal
From BBC The former chief executive of the carmaker Volkswagen has been charged in Germany over his involvement in the company’s diesel emissions scandal. The public prosecutor in Braunschweig charged Martin Winterkorn and four other managers with fraud. VW said…
Golf: Tiger Woods wins 2019 Masters – Reaction to ‘greatest comeback in sport’
From BBC 3,954 days. That is how long Tiger Woods has waited to win his 15th major. In the time between the 2008 US Open and Sunday’s triumph at the Masters, Woods has gone through a series of highs and lows. The…
Jamaican Government welcomes Windrush compensation scheme
By Alecia Smith From JIS Story Highlights The Government has welcomed the announcement of the establishment of the Windrush Compensation Scheme by the British Government, and is encouraging individuals who have been affected to submit their claims. The scheme applies…
Bombardier strengthens its world-class service and support capabilities for business jet customers in China
Tianjin Service Centre receives Authorized Service Centre status from engine manufacturers Rolls-Royce, GE and Honeywell New line maintenance station can service Bombardier Challenger and Global aircraft with various international registrations Continuing enhancements are part of Bombardier’s worldwide expansion of its award-winning customer services network…
Five times cruise lines put profits ahead of passengers
By Jessica Lipscombe, Chuck Strouse From Miami New Times New Times this past week described a decades-long pattern of cruise lines either covering up or incompetently dealing with sexual assaults on board ships. In one case, an employee who had been fired by Carnival…
Concacaf: Club Franciscain, Robinhood advance to 2019 Caribbean Club Shield Final
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao.- Club Franciscain of Martinique and Robinhood of Suriname are through to the final of the 2019 Caribbean Club Shield following Saturday’s semifinal action. Club Franciscain doubled up hosts Jong Holland of Curacao 4-2, while Robinhood cruised past Weymouth…
Cufflinks and the Caribbean: How Virgin Galactic kept space tourists’ interest and money
From Zawya More than 600 people from 58 countries have put down a deposit for a 90-minute flight priced at $250,000, up from $200,000 in 2013 By Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters News COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Virgin Galactic’s goal to fly tourists…
Belize: Revocation of Atlantic International Bank Limited’s Banking Licence
Press Release – Central Bank of Belize – April 12, 2019 – The Central Bank of Belize (Central Bank) wishes to advise that on 12 April 2019, the Prime Minister as the Minister of Finance, on the recommendation of the Central…