The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has joined in the call of urging the United Kingdom Government to withdraw the Order in Council in the British Virgin Islands which has the authority to suspend the territory’s Constitution. The call was made at the 72nd Meeting of the OECS Authority where Heads of Government and … Continued
Effective November 9th, persons holding a Guyanese passport will no longer be required to obtain a visitor’s visa in order to make leisure trips to the United Kingdom. The announcement was made by British High Commissioner to Guyana Jane Miller on Tuesday, October 18. Miller said she had advocated for the removal of visitor visa … Continued
With only weeks to go ahead of the November 8 General Election in the United States Virgin Islands, the Election System of the USVI has reported encouraging participation of electors in the early voting process. According to recent reports, over 3581 electors had already cast their ballots as of Sunday, October 16 – a figure … Continued
An estimated 510 arrests have been made across 19 Caribbean Countries following a joint firearms operation completed by INTERPOL and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS). Operation Trigger VII was staged with the assistance of officers stationed at airports, seaports, land border and inland hotspots across 19 countries, who were directed to … Continued
The recent upsurge in gun-related crimes in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) which have resulted in the killing of 15 persons in the past month, has prompted the TCI Government to seek external policing assistance, including military support from the United Kingdom (UK). This was confirmed by their Governor His Excellency Nigel Dakin in … Continued
The Antigua and Barbuda Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with CFA Global – a subsidiary of regional company Caribbean Tourism Group (CTG) – which has resulted in the creation of a new LIAT for international flights. According to regional news sites in Antigua, the agreement was signed in St John’s last Friday between … Continued
The Montserrat Conference is pleased to announce that Conference ’22, the 3rd Annual Montserrat Conference, will convene on Saturday, October 22nd, at 10:00 a.m. Montserrat time, via ZOOM and livestreamed worldwide. Conference ’22 will consider the theme “BEING A BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORY.” “Last year, for our second conference, we focused entirely on Montserrat,” says Shirley … Continued
Elmore Stoutt High School teacher Colin Bynoe Jr. was taken into custody by police in Guyana following a vehicular accident in Region 5 which left a taxi driver dead. According to reports, about 4:30 am on Saturday, Bynoe was driving a black SUV on a public road in D’Edward village when he crashed into the … Continued
While the British Virgin Islands was spared of any major damages associated with the passing of Hurricane Fiona, the system has strengthened to Category 4 as of Wednesday and is barreling towards sister overseas territory Bermuda, after devastating Puerto Rico. Fiona is expected to begin affecting Bermuda later this week, bringing torrential rains and strong … Continued
CIBC FirstCaribbean and Credit Suisse as joint lead arrangers have successfully closed the recently announced USD146.5 million Government of Barbados Dual Currency Facility (USD Blue Bond /BBD Blue Loan). CIBC FirstCaribbean acted as Domestic Lead Arranger and sole Lender for the BBD146.52 million (US73.26 million Blue Loan portion of the transaction and Credit Suisse acted … Continued
