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Grenada signs order for Scotiabank takeover by Republic Bank
CARIBBEAN360
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr Keith Mitchell has become the first regional leader to sign the vesting order required to facilitate the acquisition of the Bank of Nova Scotia operations by Republic Bank Financial Holdings Limited.
$840,200 awarded for watershed management studies in USVI
OFFICE OF DISASTER RECOVERY
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA) through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) recently awarded the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) $840,200 for a Watershed Management Studies Advanced Assistance Project.
Bahamas well situated to handle Dorian aftermath- Standard & Poor’s
CARIBBEAN360
NASSAU, The Bahamas- International credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) says the Bahamas may actually be able to recover from the catastrophic Hurricane Dorian without too much economic fallout.
Jamaica on alert for dreaded banana disease
JAMAICA OBSERVER
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Audley Shaw yesterday put farmers on alert for the emergence of the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease in the hemisphere, and its potential threat to the region's banana and plantain industry.
Fraser-Pryce powers to unmatched 4th World Title
JAMAICA GLEANER
DOHA, Qatar- Mother. Champion. Legend.
Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce blushed at the suggestion, but two Olympic titles and, now, an unmatched four World titles in the 100m make her the greatest of all time in the event.
Caribbean at risk of being uninsurable- CARICOM Chair
LOOP NEWS
Two regional leaders have suggested that Climate Change has put the countries of the Caribbean at such a high risk, moving forward it is questionable if, after the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season, the region will be able to insure against natural disasters.
Elections in Guyana likely on March 2, 2020
OIL NOW
GEORGETOWN, Guyana- Guyanese could go the polls by March 2, 2020 to elect a new government. This was announced by the country’s President, David Granger, in an address to the nation on Wednesday evening, September 25, 2019.
Jamaica, United Arab Emirates sign Visa Waiver Agreement
THE GLEANER
Jamaica has signed a Visa Waiver Agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
LIAT: Airline will continue to fly despite the challenges
LOOP NEWS
LIAT will continue operating across the region despite the challenges the airline is facing. This was confirmed by LIAT Chief Executive Officer Julie Reifer-Jones.
Police seize high-powered rifles in T&T
T&T GUARDIAN
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T- Nine rifles, eight of which were unassembled and hidden inside speaker boxes and 12 magazines were found and seized by police officers during an anti-crime exercise in Belmont on Thursday night, September 19, 2019.
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