Daily Archives: Aug 12, 2017

ABDRA says the incident occurred at the end of the track and since the cars and drivers had the adequate safety equipment, these saved their lives.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aug 12, CMC – The Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) says that at the end of June, the island’s international reserves fell to BDS$635.5 million (One Barbados dollar =US$0.50 cents), which was equivalent to an estimated 9.7 weeks of imports.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug 12, CMC – Jamaica is hoping that the visit of a  Local Government delegation from Trinidad and Tobago will lead to a strengthening of the local government system in the Caribbean.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Aug 12, CMC – The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is implementing an e-litigation web portal within all courts in the sub-region for the electronic management of cases filed within the jurisdiction of the ECSC.

MIAMI, Aug 12, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says it has rescued 151 Haitian migrants and handed them over to the Royal Bahamian Defense Force on Friday.

Lisa Callender of Protrade Consultancy, a firm in Jamaica, has been appointed to head the newly created National Cultural Policy project.

Minister of Culture and Festivals, E P Chet Greene, is assuring this year’s Caribana competitors that they will receive outstanding monies.

The country’s Labour Minister said the opposition United Progressive Party’s (UPP) proposal for industry centred work permits for Caricom nationals is an “interesting proposition but is not at all practical”.

Chief Medical Officer, Dr Rhonda Sealy-Thomas said discussions are continuing to establish a burn unit in Antigua & Barbuda.

Darren Roberts, also known as “Danger” of Buckleys Street Green Bay, was convicted and sentenced to five and a half years at Her Majesty’s Prison on multiple firearms, ammunition and drug related charges in the St John’s Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.