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LIAT to wind up January 24, 2024
BARBADOS TODAY
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Almost 50 years after returning to the skies under the ownership of Caribbean governments, the 67-year-old island-hopper LIAT is to wind up in its current form – LIAT (1974) Ltd – on January 24, its court-appointed administrator confirmed on Thursday.
Ecuador declares war on armed gangs after TV station attacked on air
BBC NEWS
Ecuador's president has ordered that criminal gangs be "neutralised" after days of violence culminated in an attack on a television studio.
Guyana takes up seat on United Nations Security Council
VI CONSORTIUM
Guyana has joined five other countries in officially taking up their two-year term on the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday.
Former T&T PM Basdeo Panday dies @ age 90
CMC
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former Trinidad and Tobago prime minister Basdeo Panday died on Monday at the age of 90 years old.
Venezuela rejects deployment of British Navy ship to Guyana
CMC
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela Last Thursday called for Guyanese authorities to take immediate action for the withdrawal of the HMS Trent, a vessel from the British Navy, and to refrain from continuing to involve military powers in the territorial controversy.
UK warship to conduct joint military exercises in Guyana
NEWS SOURCE
The British Government has confirmed that a British warship has been deployed for training exercises in Guyana, in a show of diplomatic and military support for Guyana in wake of the ongoing border controversy with neighbouring Venezuela.
Five shot @ gospel event in Jamaica
JAMAICA OBSERVER
MANCHESTER, Jamaica – Five people, including a woman, were shot during an attack at a gospel concert and fun day event in Christiana in Manchester on Tuesday night.
Anguilla targets golf tourism to lure visitors
LOOP NEWS
The Anguilla Tourist Board (ATB) said will be targeting the lucrative golf tourism market to attract more visitors to the island.
Antiguan creates history to head NYC Department of Correction
LOOP
NEW YORK, USA - Attorney Lynelle Maginley-Liddie has created history by becoming the first Caribbean national and second Black woman to assume the role of Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction (NYCDOC). in its 128-year history.
Suriname court upholds conviction of ex-president Bouterse in activist murders
REUTERS
PARAMARIBO, Suriname – A three-judge panel in Suriname upheld the conviction of former President Desi Bouterse for his role in the December 1982 execution of 15 people in the former Dutch colony.
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