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Jamaicans vote in general polls amid austerity measures
BBC NEWS
The people of Jamaica are voting in a closely contested general election after a campaign dominated by economic issues in the heavily indebted nation.
St Maarten records first zika virus case
THE DAILY HERALD
PHILIPSBURG, St Maerten- The first case of zika virus has been recorded in St. Maarten, but authorities are unsure whether the case was contracted locally or whether the person, who had travelled recently, contracted the virus abroad.
Dominica rejects use of genetically modified mosquitoes
CARIBBEAN 360
ROSEAU, Dominica - Dominica wants no part of the use of genetically modified mosquitoes to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the vector that carries the Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya viruses.
Bermuda’s Newest MP Diallo Rabain Makes Maiden Speech In House
BERMUDA REAL
Bermuda’s newest Member of Parliament Diallo Rabain predicts the One Bermuda Alliance administration will soon become the only one-term government in Bermuda’s history.
World’s top marathoners visit St Kitts
CARIBBEAN JOURNAL
Some of the world’s leading marathoners traveled to St Kitts recently for a special cruise marathon.
US Coast Guard gets new ship to patrol Eastern Caribbean waters
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERICKSTED, St Croix, USVI - The United States Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier was commissioned into service during a ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico, Friday afternoon January 29, 2016, a press release issued the same day has made known.
Charges against fmr USVI Gov John P. de Jongh dropped
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — Charges levied against former US Virgin Islands Governor John P. de Jongh in regards to repairs made to his Estate Mafolie home using some $500,000 of public funds, have been dropped, court documents provided to The Consortium showed.
Jamaica Parliament approves $600-per-week minimum wage increase
Jamaica Observer
New minimum wage rates were approved for lowly paid Jamaican workers in the House of Representatives on Tuesday after a noisy showdown between Government and Opposition members of Parliament (MPs) over the level of increases.
Canadian MPs expose former Douglas Administration for poor management of Citizenship-by-Investment Programme
SKNIS
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - Canadian politicians have exposed the former Douglas Administration for its poor management of the Citizenship-by-Investment (CBI) Programme that resulted in St. Kitts and Nevis’ visa free access to Canada revoked.
Defiant US fraudster Allen Stanford vows to clear name
BBC NEWS
In his first interview since being indicted in 2009 for masterminding the second-largest Ponzi scheme in history, convicted US fraudster Allen Stanford has told the BBC he is innocent.
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