Despite an unprecedented year, The Bahamas continues to position itself as a leading Caribbean travel destination and received top accolades from consumer, trade and niche vertical award shows. With its unique geography of 16…
Category: NEWS AND POLITICS
Cable & Wireless may have sold access to their mobile network for China to track Americans in the Caribbean!
By: Staff Writer December 25, 2020 Shocking allegations that the telecommunications giant in the Caribbean, Cable & Wireless (C&W), who owns BTC in The Bahamas and Flow in Barbados, may…
Trinidad has the chance to “set the mark” on virtual Carnival 2021
By: Staff Writer December 25, 2020 2020’s Soca Monarch says that Carnival will be held virtually in 2021 and that Trinidad has a chance to “set the mark” on Caribbean…
Nicaraguan Rum tops sustainability award.
By: Staff Writer December 25, 2020 Flor de Caña, a sustainably produced premium rum brand, has been honoured with the prestigious “Sustainability Award,” the highest distinction given during the 2020…
New $70m St Kitts solar plant is partnership, not takeover!
By: Staff Writer December 25, 2020 A new solar energy project for the St. Kitts and Nevis energy company, SKELEC, will not be a foreign takeover but rather is just…
Grenadian prime minister is the “Grinch” says opposition party!
By: Staff Writer December 25, 2020 The National Democratic Congress (NDC) calls Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell the “Grinch” in a scathing rebuke of his last national address. In a…
World Bank Approves US$25m Credit for Grenada’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved the US$25m Grenada COVID-19 Crisis Response and Fiscal Management Development Policy Credit last week Thursday. This quick-disbursing financing will support the country’s efforts to…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on Nicaragua
The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) expresses its deep concern over the enactment in Nicaragua of the “Law for the Defense of the Rights of the…
Bahamas Petroleum Company spuds well- Government joins in the action with company against environmentalists.
By: Staff Writer December 25, 2020 The Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) chief announced that the company has started to drill for oil in The Bahamas as first well has been…
Puerto Rico and Colombia are at risk for cell phone hacks from China too, says security expert in a warning!
By: Staff Writer December 25, 2020 Telecommunications providers in the Spanish speaking Caribbean and Central American region are being hacked into by Chinese agents too, says security expert. Gary Miller,…
US Congressman warns “catastrophic” if Bahamas drills for oil!
By: Staff Writer December 21, 2020 U.S. Representative warns Bahamian government to not allow Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) to drill for oil in Bahamian waters, citing fears of “catastrophic” impact…