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Exxon's Guyana oil discovery may be twice as large as thought
BLOOMBERG
Exxon Mobil Corp.’s oil discovery off the coast of Guyana may hold as much as 1.4 billion barrels, twice the size of the previous estimate, making it potentially worth about $70 billion based on current prices.
Bermudians vote no to same-sex unions
CARIBBEAN 360
HAMILTON, Bermuda – The results of yesterday’s referendum showed a clear “no” vote for both same-sex marriages and same-sex unions in Bermuda, but with less than half the registered voters turning out to cast their ballots, the government says the referendum questions were “unanswered”.
UN calls for genuine self-determination process for Puerto Rico
OVERSEAS TERRITORIES REVIEW
The Special Committee on Decolonisation on June 21, 2016, approved a draft resolution calling on the Government of the United States to assume its responsibility to expedite a process that would allow the people of Puerto Rico to exercise fully their right to self-determination and independence.
US House approves federal control board for Puerto Rico
OVERSEAS TERRITORIES REVIEW
ST CROIX, USVI - The US House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday by a 297-127 vote to address Puerto Rico’s fiscal and economic crisis after several months of contentious debate.
US approves commercial flights to Cuba
REUTERS
The United States has approved flights on six U.S. airlines to Cuban cities other than Havana, linking the former Cold War foes closer together, the U.S. Transportation Department said in a statement on Friday.
Former USVI official named United Nations Expert
OVERSEAS TERRITORIES REVIEW
Former US Virgin Islands Government Representative for External Affairs Dr. Carlyle Corbin has been named an Independent Expert to the United Nations (U.N.) Pacific Regional Seminar which convenes from May 31 to June 2, 106 in Managua, Nicaragua.
Bolt could lose relay gold if Carter tests positive
JAMAICA OBSERVER
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Usain Bolt's 2008 Beijing Olympic 4x100 metre relay gold medal could be in jeopardy after teammate Nesta Carter was identified as one of 32 athletes whose A sample tested positive for a banned substance, worldwide media outfits are reporting Friday morning.
CARICOM reaffirms support for Guyana and its territorial integrity
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, on June 1, 2016, said the Community remains unwavering in its determination to preserve Guyana’s territorial integrity, when he met with President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency.
Mossack Fonseca ordered to close down wealth management services
By Kenneth Rijock
MIAMI, USA -- Panama’s attorney general, Kenia Porcell, has reportedly ordered Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the centre of the massive leak of confidential files known as the Panama Papers, to close down its "wealth management" subsidiaries and affiliates.
5 Guyana teens charged with murdering former university professor
CMC
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Five teenagers, including two women, appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts court here Tuesday charged with murdering former university professor Perry Mars, whose body was found tied up at his home in Prashad Nagar last Thursday night, May 12, 2016.
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