Sales of Dominica’s passports under the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program has exceeded the $80-million projection made in the 2015-2016 budget, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. “In the budget of this year, we projected we would have raised about $80-million dollars. I can say to...
NASSAU, Bahamas, Wednesday May 25, 2016 – Prime Minister Perry Christie has dismissed as an “absolute lie”, the claim that his government has agreed to sell or grant 500 Bahamian citizenships to Chinese investors connected with the US$3.5 billion Baha Mar project. “Bahamian citizenship is not...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday May 24, 2016 – Barbadian pop star Rihanna continues to blaze a trail of success internationally, winning a Billboard Chart Achievement Award on Sunday night. She beat out Adele, Drake, The Weeknd and Little Big Town for the award that was based on...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, May 24, CMC – A mother and her 10-year-old child were found murdered in an apartment Tuesday, Police said. They said 37-year-old Leelawattie Sookhoo and her daughter, Tisha Ahtram, were found strangled at their apartment in Nieuw Amsterdam, a village in District Commewijne. Police said...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday May 23, 2016 – Debate has reignited over the highly emotive issue of Barbados’ stance on marijuana use, including for medical purposes. It comes as an attorney-at-law awaits word from the Minister of Health on an application for his sick wife to use...