Island Talk
Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago on US Copyright Watchlist
Category: Island Talk Written by CMC
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), has placed Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago on a watch list of countries that have failed to make the adequate copyright payments for U.S. musical compositions aired in the broadcast media.
Trinidad Police Deny A Serial Killer Is On The Loose
Category: Island Talk Written by CMC
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) has dismissed suggestions that a serial killer is on the loose here after the decomposing body of a 17-year-old girl was found in an abandoned canefield three days after she went missing.
The Underwear Shock Set To Greet Potential Rapists
Category: Island Talk Written by MNI Reporter
With rape rife in the region, Caribbean women will be heartened to hear that a solution is in sight thanks to a team of committed engineering students in India.
Dfid Suspends Funding for Montserrat's Restructuring of Public Works Mechanical Workshop Project
Category: Island Talk Written by Dfid Release
The Department for International Development would like to inform members of the public of the suspension of further funding for the Restructuring of Public Works Mechanical Workshop Project.
Dfid Shuts Down Funding For Montserrat's A1 Road Project Pending Review
Category: Island Talk Written by Dfid
The Department for International Development would like to inform members of the public of the suspension of further funding for the A1 Road Improvement Project.
Caribbean Bank Accounts Come Under IRS Scrutiny
Category: Island Talk Written by Media Release
A federal court in California has authorised the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to serve a “John Doe” summons seeking information about US taxpayers who may hold offshore accounts in a Barbados-headquartered Caribbean bank.
Question for Montserratians: Are You Better Off Today Than You Were in 2009?
Category: Island Talk Written by Hon Donaldson Romeo
The Hon Premier has asked the people of Montserrat to judge his government's performance by asking:
". . . how is my life better today than it was in September 2009?"
Add a commentGays Stoned During Jamaica Carnival Parade
Category: Island Talk Written by MNI Entertainment Reporter
While some patrons were busy dancing up a storm at the recently concluded Carnival Road March in Kingston, others were busy fighting some rather bold members of the homosexual community.
Add a commentShanique Myrie Seeks US$500,000 In Damages From Barbados
Category: Island Talk Written by MNI Political Reporter
Jamaican Shanique Myrie has asked the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to pay her almost Barbadian $1 million (US$500,000) in punitive damages for the treatment she received on her first-ever trip to Barbados three years ago.
Add a commentA Ping-Pong Island Budget by Reuben T Meade
Category: Island Talk Written by Claude Gerald
Is it really the nature of politics or that of politicians to engage in waffling language designed to mislead and misguide? Is it that when you have nothing to say, you insist on attempting, because if you say it attractively and often, that you are deemed credible and on top of your game?
Add a commentHome Office Urged To Issue Travel Advisory on Barbados
Category: Island Talk Written by Source BBC
British MP Stephen McPartland has called on the Foreign Office to warn travellers that Barbados is "not a safe place" until the local police properly investigate the rape of two British women.
Add a commentBarbados Policeman Says Shanique Myrie Was Not Cavity Searched
Category: Island Talk Written by CMC
A police officer accused of conducting a cavity search on Jamaican Shanique Myrie vehemently denied the allegation as she took the stand before the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Thursday.
Add a commentA Call To Address Housing Plight of Residents In Look Out & Davy Hill
Category: Island Talk Written by Jeevan Robinson
In his budget presentation of Thursday, March 21st, The Honourable Premier of Montserrat, Reuben T Meade spoke to the issue of housing on island and the strides that his government has made towards providing adequate housing in spite of challenging circumstances.
Add a commentSentences Handed Down In Delta Petroleum Theft On Montserrat
Category: Island Talk Written by Jeevan Robinson
During the March assizes of the High Court of Justice on Montserrat, sentences were handed down to both Yolander Royer and Daunelle Hussey on the charge of theft during their time working at Delta Petroleum, Montserrat.
Add a commentAllegations From Caracas That Chavez Was Poisoned By Enemies
Category: Island Talk Written by CMC
The Venezuela government is to set up a formal inquiry into suspicions that the late President Hugo Chavez's terminal cancer was caused by “poisoning” inflicted by his enemies abroad.
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