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Caribbean sees jump in visitors since pandemic began
LOOP NEWS
Tourists flocked to the Caribbean last year in numbers not seen since the pandemic began, with the Dutch Caribbean and US territories like Puerto Rico surpassing even pre-pandemic visitor arrivals, officials said Tuesday.
T&T's Basdeo Pandays freed of corruption charges
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T - After spending almost two decades before the courts, former prime minister Basdeo Panday, his wife Oma, former Cabinet minister Carlos John and businessman Ishwar Galbaransingh have been freed of corruption charges related to the construction of the Piarco International Airport.
Jamaican court convicts gangster in landmark case
REUTERS
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Supreme Court convicted a well-known crime boss yesterday in a landmark trial, marking a win for the Caribbean island’s recently reformed anti-gang laws.
Antigua begins process to sell Russian oligarch's yacht
LOOP NEWS
A notice will soon be placed in the media by the Antigua and Barbuda Government to announce the sale of a mega yacht that belongs to Russian billionaire Andrei Guriev.
Ex-UN official: Haitians must be part of solution to chaos
AP
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Award-winning Haitian broadcaster Michele Montas follows the chaos in her home country every day from her apartment in New York. She has a simple answer to why peace remains elusive and violence is worsening in the country: Haitians were never part of any solution.
Puerto Rico to close lone zoo after years of complaints
LOOP NEWS
Puerto Rico is closing the US territory's only zoo following years of suspected negligence, a lack of resources and deaths of animals that were highlighted by activists.
Parents, union lament closure of schools as a result of cow-itch
BARBADOS TODAY
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Three schools closed early on Tuesday, following complaints from students and teachers about “itchy skin” as cow-itch vines near educational institutions continue to be a nuisance.
Jamaica Integrity Commission head under fire
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Integrity Commission (IC) Executive Director Greg Christie has strongly rejected calls for his resignation, declaring that he has been unbiased in his duties over the last three years at the anti-corruption agency.
Antigua monitoring deportation issue involving West Africans in T&T
LOOP NEWS
The Antigua and Barbuda government is monitoring a High Court case in Trinidad and Tobago where a judge has temporarily blocked the Immigration Department from deporting five Cameroonians who arrived there last November after fleeing their homeland, fearing they would have been killed by military forces there.
SVG PM says Guyana is ‘cornerstone’ of regional energy development
SVG TIMES
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana is seen as a leader in the region when it comes to fighting climate change and making progress in the energy industry.
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