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San Juan, Nov 7 (EFE).- Attempt by some sugar growers to manipulate the system of loans established to boost output could jeopardize the entire program, the Jamaican government said Friday. Some farmers have been “very creative,” taking out loans under one name and selling their crops under another name, the executive director of the Sugar Industry Authority, Derrick Heaven, said ...

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 when “new customers” arrive in the city, the Ministry of ...

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 Anguilla over the next two decades, but the owners closed ...

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 to be held during next January. Already, President Donald Ramotar ...

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 Council for Trade and Economic Development agreed that political representatives ...

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 its market position “through organic growth and selective acquisitions.”“This growth ...

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 asked to verify the tape. Vice Chairman of the Alliance ...

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 call elections if the opposition refuses to deal with government’s ...

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 Science Fair, detects any object within a radius of 25 ...

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 mostly on consideration of cost, according to the newspaper.The proposal ...