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$300m to explore Trinidad and Tobago deepwaters
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO NEWSDAY
ST ANN, Trinidad and Tobago- The government is pinning its hopes on a new exploration deal with American multi-national oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil, with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar expressing confidence in the success of the project and saying she expects the signing will be the first of many.
JLP not writing off any constituency, says Holness
JAMAICA OBSERVER
MANDEVILLE, Manchester, Jamaica- Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader and Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness told supporters on Tuesday that the ruling party is targeting traditional strongholds of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) as even the Government’s strongest critics are unable to deny that it has managed the country well.
Burning Flames honoured with renamed highway
ANTIGUA NEWSROOM
POTTERS MAIN ROAD, St. John, Antigua- Antigua and Barbuda’s iconic soca group, Burning Flames, has been honoured with a major tribute as Potters Main Road is officially renamed the Burning Flames Highway.
MP Appeals for Calm Following Gun Attack
JAMAICA OBSERVER
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, the Jamaica Labour Party’s Donovan Williams is urging supporters to be calm and show restraint following a shooting incident in the constituency on Tuesday night.
Rowley was not detained, he was treated with ‘full respect’, PM Browne says
ANTIGUA OBSERVER
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua- Prime Minister Gaston Browne has clarified that information in Antigua’s immigration system that led to additional questioning of former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith Rowley did not originate from Antigua and Barbuda.
Africa's richest man suggests petroleum terminal in Bahamas
THE NASSAU GAURDIAN
ST. GEORGES, Grenada- Africa’s richest man, the owner of the largest oil refinery on the continent, Aliko Dangote, said it is worth exploring the development of a petroleum terminal in the Caribbean, and mentioned The Bahamas as a suitable country for such a development, during his remarks at the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) in St. Georges, Grenada on Monday.
USVI: Calvert White & Benjamin Hendricks guilty on Federal Charges
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- Former Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White and contractor Benjamin Hendricks now await sentencing after being found guilty on two federal charges: honest services wire fraud and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds.
Grenada moves to set 18 as minimum age for marriage
CMC
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada– The Grenada government will table an amendment to the Marriage Bill, raising the minimum age for marriage from 16 to 18 years.
Five alleged contract killers cut down by cops
JAMAICA OBSERVER
JACK'S HILL, St. Andrew, Jamaica- The police have reported that a planned contract killing was thwarted on Monday following a blazing gun battle that left five men dead and the suspected gang leader on the run.
Deacon found guilty of attempted incest
CMC
NASSAU, The Bahamas- A High Court judge will on September 30 begin hearing the penalty phase of a 65-year-old deacon, who was found guilty on Monday of attempted incest.
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