Respected Caribbean economist Jeremy Stephen praised the U.S. Virgin Islands Government’s recent efforts to correct the fiscal imbalances that have challenged its treasury for successive administrations. Stephen, who has been reviewing the financial outlook of the U.S. Virgin Islands in light of Puerto Rico’s financial challenges,...
Investigators from the Violent Crimes Unit (VCU) and Officers of Police Division "B", are investigating a shooting incident in Halfway Tree that occurred at about 9.00pm on Friday (June 23). The incident resulted in injuries to (1) person, a male resident of the area. Initial investigations...
It's Music Festival night two. Speaking at the artiste press conference, Chairman of the Selection Committee, Ambassador Jonel Powell paid glowing tribute to the Festival committee's hard work over the years and highlighted the national and regional acts that would be gracing the SKMF center...
[caption id="attachment_14001" align="alignright" width="300"] BELIZE PRIME MINISTER DEAN BARROW SAYS HIS GOVERNMENT WILL CHALLENGE A SMALL ASPECT OF THE HISTORIC RULING.[/caption] BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — The Belize government says it has no intention of implementing a recommendation by the International Monetary Fund for the Caribbean Community...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Lionel Messi has offered to pay an additional fine of 500,000 euros ($558,000) to ensure he avoids a 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud that a judge is expected to suspend, a Spanish state prosecutor said Friday. State prosecutor Isabel Lopez Riera told...