Taiwan blocked from world aviation summit despite Caribbean support

September 30, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14384" align="alignright" width="300"] Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lee (at right) and Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai at the news conference in Taipei Friday, following the announcement that the ICAO had not invited Taiwan to the Montreal aviation summit starting Tuesday.[/caption] TAIPEI,...

Jamaica seeks standby arrangement with IMF

September 30, 2016 in Regional

of Finance and the Public Service Audley Shaw yesterday gave a clear indication as to where negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a successor programme to the current Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreement are headed. Shaw told the annual pensions seminar at the Jamaica...

BVI to shorten processing time for work permit applications

September 29, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14347" align="alignright" width="300"] BVI Labour Commissioner Janice Rymer[/caption] TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) — The Department of Labour has announced change to the application process for work permits that will lead to a shorter processing period for applications as of January 2017. According to Labour Commissioner...