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British Virgin Islands: Health Minister, Ronnie Skelton, said it is time to raise the departure tax at the territory’s seaports because most visitors are entering and exiting the Road Town… Read more »

Nassau, Bahamas: Four people died when their plane crashed in the Bahamas just minutes after take-off yesterday, the Caribbean 360 reported. The four, two women and two men died when… Read more »

St. John’s, Antigua: A regional disaster management expert has advised authorities here to discourage constructions that are in close proximity to the ocean, given the increasing threats of tsunamis to… Read more »

St. John’s Antigua: LIAT has poured cold water on suggestions that it might be contemplating an acquisition of REDjet, the low-cost rival airline that suspended flights indefinitely last week due… Read more »

Brades, Montserrat: Premier, Reuben Meade, Friday presented an EC$126 million (US$46.6 million) budget to the Legislative Assembly warning tax dodgers that his administration will be tough on them as the… Read more »

British Virgin Islands: The first two legislators of the 2012 budget debate made it clear that Government is not a bottomless treasure chest with unlimited money to spend, the BVInews.com… Read more »

Dominica: Whitney Houston’s death was caused by accidental drowning, cocaine ingestion and heart disease, according to a preliminary report issued yesterday by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office, the Dominica… Read more »

Antigua: R. Allen Stanford, convicted of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, lost a retrial bid after complaining that Twitter comments by reporters may have influenced the jury that found… Read more »

British Virgin Islands: Debate on the 2012/2013 budget is to begin in the House of Assembly today, according to a BVInews.com report. Premier and Minister for Finance, Dr. D. Orlando… Read more »

Great Bay, St. Maarten: The Guyana Government via its Ministry of Foreign Affairs has distanced itself from a recent media report in which resident Guyanese, Diane Douglas, is sited as… Read more »