CARACAS, Venezuela, Tuesday May 17, 2016 – Following Friday’s introduction of a nationwide state of emergency, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has threatened the seizure of factories that have halted production, and the jailing of their owners. Maduro said the state of emergency was needed to combat...
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it is continuing its “unrelenting effort” to dismantle the One Order and Clansman gangs operating in St Catherine. A news release from the Corporate Communications Unit says over the last few days, lawmen seized eight firearms...
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is advising the government to institute a debt ceiling and a cap on state payroll to reduce its staggering 92 percent debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio the highest in the eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). During a recent...
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday May 13, 2016 – Workers will be going home with more money in their pockets from July, and even more from next April , as the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) fulfills a campaign promise of billions in income tax relief – later...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Friday May 13, 2016 – The President of the Public Services Association (PSA) Watson Duke was detained by police overnight for questioning over a rape allegation, but he has denied any wrongdoing and vowed to vigorously defend his reputation. Duke turned up...