Last Updated on Friday, 7 November 2014, 21:28 by GxMedia San Juan, Nov 7 (EFE).- The government of the British Virgin Islands says the first phase of the expansion of Road Town port on the main island of Tortola will be complete by January. Construction of the Tortola Pier Park will boost the tourism industry and local products and services ...

Last Updated on Friday, 7 November 2014, 21:24 by GxMedia San Juan, Nov 7 (EFE).- The iconic Malliouhana Hotel & Spa has reopened in Anguilla after three years and is expected to revitalize the economy of the Caribbean island. The hotel, whose name refers to the Amerindian name for the island, opened in 1984 and was the economic engine of ...

Last Updated on Friday, 7 November 2014, 21:12 by GxMedia Guyana’s Opposition Leader, David Granger says he is still in favour of power-sharing, although he will advocate the prosecution of certain persons from the incumbent party. Granger’s A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) hopes to win the plurality or majority of the votes in general elections expected in some quarters ...

Last Updated on Friday, 7 November 2014, 21:05 by GxMedia Caribbean Trade Ministers have agreed to set up a committee to examine ways of closing the gaps in a proposed trade agreement with Canada and so revive negotiations. Canada had set a June 30 deadline but Caricom is yet to reach consensus on the proposed agreement. Sources said Caricom’s Ministerial ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 November 2014, 22:09 by GxMedia San Juan, Nov 6 (EFE).- Canada-based Scotiabank foresees the closure of 120 branches, principally in the Caribbean and Mexico, in a move to “reduce structural costs,” a spokesperson told Efe Thursday.Scotiabank’s Public & Corporate Affairs officer, Sheena Findlay, said the bank has been working in recent years to build up ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 November 2014, 21:36 by GxMedia The Guyana government is moving to authenticate a telephone recording purportedly containing the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs , Anil Nandlall’s voice making a number of controversial statements. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon told a news conference that an entity in North America has been ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 November 2014, 21:32 by GxMedia As Guyanese prepare to return to the polls in early general and regional elections, the Alliance For Change (AFC) believes that if President Donald Ramotar ends up with another minority government there should be some form of executive power sharing. Ramotar has already threatened to suspend or dissolve parliament and ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 November 2014, 21:21 by GxMedia By Mar Centenera Buenos Aires, Nov 6 (EFE).- With “smart shoes” that vibrate when the wearer approaches an object, Argentine student Juan Manuel Bustamante hopes to provide an alternative for younger blind people who don’t like the traditional white cane. Bustamante’s prototype, which he has entered in next week’s National ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 November 2014, 21:18 by GxMedia San Juan, Nov 6 (EFE).- The government of Trinidad and Tobago may buy genetically modified mosquitoes in a bid to reduce the population of mosquitoes that spread dengue fever and the Chikungunya virus in the territories, the Trinidad Express reported Thursday.Health Minister Fuad Khan said the final decision will depend ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 6 November 2014, 21:15 by GxMedia Rio de Janeiro, Nov 6 (EFE).- The Munduruku Indians have begun marking their ancestral lands in the Amazon region on their own, tired of waiting for the Brazilian government to get around to protecting the territory, indigenous sources said Thursday. The area claimed by the Indians, called the Sawre Muybu, ...