Former British Virgin Islands premier found guilty on drug and racketeering related charges. Caribbean Today's top stories this week

Former British Virgin Islands premier found guilty on drug and racketeering related charges. Caribbean Today's top stories this week

 

Former British Virgin Islands Premier Found Guilty on Drug and Racketeering Related Charges

MIAMI, FL - Former British Virgin Islands (BVI) premier, Andrew Fahie, faces the possibility of life imprisonment after he was found guilty late Thursday evening on drug and racketeering related charges.


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Callaloo and Codfish is a Caribbean Breakfast Staple and is Easy Prepare

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NEW YORK, NY - The best breakfast foods are to be found in the Caribbean. These foods are also comfort foods.


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US Representative Yvette Clarke Introduces Congressional Bill to Recognize Bob Marley's Legacy

Jamaican-American Congresswoman Yvette Clarke presents a copy of the resolution to Ziggy Marley, son of Bob Marley, recognize the life and legacy of legendary reggae artist Robert ‘‘Bob’’ Nesta Marley . The presentation was made at a special screening of the BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE film at the Motion Pictures Association in Washington, on Tuesday February 13. (Photo by Derrick Scott)

WASHINGTON, DC - Jamaican-American Congresswoman Yvette Clarke has introduced a bill in the United States House of Representatives, asking the Congress to recognize the life and legacy of legendary reggae artist Robert ‘‘Bob’’ Nesta Marley.


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Prime Minister of the Bahamas Urges the Media to Keep Crime Off the Front Pages

Prime Minister Phillip Davis (third from righ) at a meeting with religious leaders on Monday

NASSAU, Bahamas – Prime Minister Philip  Davis is urging the local media to keep crime off the front pages amid concerns that the tourist sector, the lifeblood of the chain of islands, could be severely affected.


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Guyana Teachers’ Union Takes Government to Court

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), is taking the government to Court over its objection of the two-week running industrial/strike action and a series of reproach which the union now deems as discriminatory and a breach and violation of key rights.


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Trinidad Confirms That Two Vessels Heading to Guyana Were Involved in Oil Spill in Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG) has confirmed that at least two vessels were involved in the oil spill incident that has caused an oil spill impacting the sister isle of Tobago.


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Barbados Gets New Opposition Leader

Ralph Thorne

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Prime Minister Mia Mottley has sought to downplay the decision by one of her legislators to leave the ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) and become the island’s new Opposition Leader.


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IMF Official Impressed With 'Unparalleled Economic Expansion' in Guyana

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -The deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kenji Okamura, has ended a visit here congratulating the authorities on Guyana “unparalleled economic expansion


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Mistrial May Be Called For Former Bvi Premier After Two Jurors Recant Their Positions

MIAMI, FL - Judge Kathleen Williams has ordered both the prosecution and defense to file motions by Thursday after two jurors have sought to recant their positions regarding the unanimous verdict against former British Virgin islands (BVI) premier, Andrew Fahie, who was found guilty on drug and racketeering related charges earlier this month.


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Jamaican American Returns Home to Ghana

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According to Ghana’s Diaspora Affairs Office, approximately 1,500 African Americans settled in the West African country since 2019. That year marked “The Year of Return” initiated by Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo, inviting people of African descent from around the world to come home. These new arrivals added to the estimated 5,000 African Americans and 4,000 Jamaicans who settled in the country in recent decades. Jamaican-born Rique Kofi Ennis is one of them.


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According to Ghana’s Diaspora Affairs Office, approximately 1,500 African Americans settled in the West African country since 2019. That year marked “The Year of Return” initiated by Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo, inviting people of African descent from around the world to come home. These new arrivals added to the estimated 5,000 African Americans and 4,000 Jamaicans who settled in the country in recent decades. Jamaican-born Rique Kofi Ennis is one of them. This week's Caribbean Today interview is a Black History Month feature that seeks to find out why some Jamaicans are settling in Africa.


 

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