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Sentencing delayed

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC -The sentencing of entertainer Vybz Kartel and his co-accused Shawn Campbell, Kahira Jones and Andre St John has been delayed until Thursday April 3.


In court on Thursday morning, the Judge Justice Lennox Campbell asked the defense team provide some pertinent information before going ahead with handing down the sentences.


On March 13, Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, fellow entertainer Shawn 'Shawn Storm' Campbell, Kahira Jones and Andre St John were convicted for the August 16, 2011 murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams.

UNITED STATES-MIGRATION- Forty-one Cuban migrants rescued by cruise ship

MIAMI, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says 41 Cuban migrants have been rescued by the Carnival Ecstasy cruise ship in the Florida Straits.


On Wednesday, the Coast Guard announced that crew members aboard the 855-foot Carnival Ecstasy located the “grossly overloaded vessel” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

Tobago to get increase of British Airways flights from London

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Express - Tobago will see an increase in British Airways flights from London, Gatwick from one to two per week effective October 2014.


Diane Corrie, commercial manager Caribbean British Airways, said yesterday that the increase was in response to “heightened demand in leisure travel from the UK to Tobago”.

T&T pushes to lead Caribbean aviation industry

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Guardian - With the signing of a collaboration agreement between US-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean nation moved one step closer to becoming a regional leader in the aviation industry.

Trinis hold marathon talks in Caracas

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Express - The Trinidadian delegation who landed in Venezuela yesterday mor¬ning were locked in a marathon session all day into late yesterday eve¬ning with Venezuelan authorities as they sought answers involving the detention of 19 Trinidadian Muslims.

ST.LUCIA-ECONOMY-More funds towards recovery efforts

CASTRIES, St. Lucia CMC - The World Bank will make an additional US$36 million available to St Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines to assist with recovery efforts following the passage of a lethal weather system on Christmas Eve.


Just days ahead of the 2014/2015 budget presentation, Prime Minister Kenny Anthony on Thursday welcomed the assistance, noting that while normalcy has been restored in some parts, there is still a lot to be done.


“I am indeed pleased that the World Bank has agreed to give further assistance to Saint Lucia.

Multilaterally Intermeshed AML/CFT Legislation a Critical International Obligation

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle - Passing the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) act is critical to the future well-being of Guyana and to all Guyanese. Guyana has an international obligation to enact legislation, which is constitutional; harmonized with the laws of other member countries in its group; able to pass peer review by those countries; and in accord with the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) guidelines (which in turn are based on guidelines issued by their parent body, the FATF based in Paris).

Finance Minister: No effort spared to safeguard integrity of financial systems

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle - THE stability and strength of any financial system are an indispensable prerequisite for the overall health and well-being of an economy, says Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, and the current Administration has spared no effort in safeguarding the integrity of local financial systems.

JAMAICA-ECONOMY-IMF pleased with economic reform programme

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF), resident representative to Jamaica, Bert Van Selm, says despite a front loaded adjustment programme, the economy has seen some growth over the first year of the programme.
Van Selm, made the comment in an address to persons attending a Financial Services Commission seminar here on Wednesday.

He asserted that Jamaica's economic reform programme is off to a strong start and for the rest of the programme period; there will be no need for further fiscal tightening, but that of staying on course.

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