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Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne.

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA | PM Gaston Browne moves to save LIAT, Seeks Concession from Workers

ST JOHN’S – Antigua, July 8, 2020- Despite an insistence by incoming Chair of CARICOM and the Prime…

July 9, 2020
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Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow concerned over the proposed acquisition of the Scotiabank Belize by the Caribbean Investment Holdings Limited (CIHL).

BELIZE | Belize PM Dean Barrow concerned over Scotiabank sale

BELIZE, July 6, 2020 - Prime Minister Dean Barrow says if approved by the Central Bank of Belize,…

July 7, 2020
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Regional airline, LIAT (1974) Ltd to be liquidated and replaced by private entities.

CARICOM | LIAT to be replaced by six airlines serving the Region

CARICOM, July 4, 2020 - With the collapse of the ailing Regional airline, LIAT (1974) Ltd., despite herculean…

July 4, 2020
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JAMAICA | Caribbean Airlines to resume Int'l and Regional flights on July 6

MONTEGO BAY, July 3, 2020 - Caribbean Airlines will be resuming international and regional scheduled flights, on a…

July 3, 2020
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A new IDB report examines the unprecedented effect of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on the tourism sector in Latin America and the Caribbean. (FILE)

CARIBBEAN | IDB warns of 'economic shock' to Caribbean

WASHINGTON, DC, July 2, 2020- Latin America and the Caribbean will suffer an unprecedented economic shock from a…

July 3, 2020
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An impression of how the proposed piers will look - if the project goes ahead.

Court of Appeal rules Port Referendum law is constitutional

Cayman’s Court of Appeal has declared the 2019 Port Referendum Law to be compatible with the Constitution and…

July 3, 2020
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Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the IMF’s African Department

AFRICA | IMF, moots Cautious Reopening for Sub-Saharan Africa

Washington, DC – June 29, 2020 - The International Monetary Fund says the regional outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa…

June 29, 2020
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CARICOM | LIAT may soon be liquidated and another airline formed says Gaston Browne

ST. JOHNS, Antigua, June 27, 2020 - The Regional airline LIAT may soon be liquidated and a new…

June 28, 2020
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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva

IMF warns Caribbean economies to be cautious in re-opening borders

WASHINGTON, DC, June 26, 2020 - The International Monetary Fund is warning Caribbean economies to be cautious as…

June 27, 2020
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Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau Of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the US Department of State, Julie J Chung (Source: Twitter)

T&T | US warns TT businesses:comply with US sanctions on Venezuela

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, JUNE 12, 2020 - The United States has subtly implied that Trinidadian Businesses could…

June 12, 2020
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Coronavirus: World Bank confirms deepest recession since World War Two

The COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the global economy by 5.2 per cent this year, representing the deepest recession…

June 8, 2020
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