Caribbean Net News: Two US Virgin Islands Commissioners Convicted of Accepting Bribes an Kickbacks
WASHINGTON, USA: Last week, a federal jury in St Thomas found the former Commissioner of the US Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) guilty of demanding and accepting bribes and obstructing justice and the former Department of Property and Procurement (DP&P) guilty of demanding and accepting bribes in a $1.4 million bribery and kickback scheme, Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher of the Criminal Division and US Attorney Anthony Jenkins of the District of the Virgin Islands announced.
Caribbean Net News: The Pope Wants to Visit Cuba
Pope Benedict would like to visit Cuba at the invitation of new President Raul Castro and his ailing brother Fidel, the pontiff’s top aide said on Friday after a visit to the island.
CANANEWS: Possible Political Union for Three Caribbean Islands
As it now stands the promising movement that is emerging in the Caribbean is a movement in the southern Caribbean involving Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and hopefully St. Lucia and it will be to that cause of integration in respect of which these four countries are discussing that we will discuss our efforts,”[said Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Panning
CANANEWS: Sprinter Kim Collins Gears Up For Olympics 2008
History-making sprinter Kim Collins, of St Kitts and Nevis, has stepped up his preparation mode for the 2008 Olympic season and his first major test will be next weekend’s World Indoors.
Cayman Net News: US Government Accountability Office Visits Cayman
Government said it welcomes the visit of the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Monday, 3 March to gain a technical briefing and background on the Cayman Islands’ legal and regulatory framework as it relates to the operation of the financial services industry.
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