Caribbean News RoundUp

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Caribbean Headlines

•Hackers steal $150M from crypto exchange from BitMart Cayman-registered crypto exchange 
•New York City Poised to Give Voting Rights to Noncitizens
•Tobagonians on Progressive Democratic Patriots’s 14-1 victory
•Canada Gives Jamaica $21M To Support Women Empowerment
•More arrests in Guadeloupe after protesters clash with police

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Wednesday, December 8, 2021.

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Caribbean Headlines

•Judge Approves Reopening of St. Croix’s Limetree Bay Auction as Jamaica-Based Firm Offers $30 Million in Upfront Cash
•Tobago voted in historic elections on Monday
•US Religious Group Says Haitian Gang Releases 3 Hostages
•Caribbean Development Bank Holds Caribbean Conference on Corruption
•Puerto Plata Summit will examine regional migration problems
•NASA selects 10 astronaut candidates from thousands, one from Puerto Rico

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Tuesday, December 7, 2021.

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Caribbean Headlines

• Updated testing requirements for traveling to the United States
• Guyana EPA orders Environmental Impact Assessment for Exxon’s US$900M gas project
• Failed St. Croix Limetree Bay Refinery Bidder Calls Winning Bid ‘Disguised Liquidation’
• Law submitted to US Congress for the renewal of Haitian HOPE/HELP programs
• Chinese FM puts forward proposals on China- Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
• Governor of Puerto Rico Travels to Dominican Republic to Strengthen Ties

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Monday, December 6, 2021.

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•Epstein Used USVI Tax Breaks To Help Fund Child Sex Trafficking Enterprise
•Puerto Rico Mayor Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Millions in Municipal Contracts
•TT Manufacturers Association to double exports despite pandemic
•Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Cautions Against Panic, Urges Vaccination In Light Of Omicron Variant
•Argentina donates vaccines to Dominica and several OECS countries
•Unions to discuss Antigua gov’t offer to ex LIAT workers

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Friday, December 3, 2021.

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•Empty Shelves As Crisis In Martinique Drags On
•Exxon commits US$15B to lowering emissions by 2027 but spending three times the amount in fossil fuel projects
•Cayman Islands Tourism chiefs say not enough Caymanians to fill hospitality jobs
•St. Vincent & the Grenadines Gets $40m Christmas Gift from World Bank 
•Sint Maarten hosts Trust Fund Steering Committee
•Historic profits for National Bank of St. Kitts Nevis, highest dividends for shareholders
•UN: Famine, Hunger Increase in Caribbean & Latin America

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Thursday, December 2, 2021.

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Caribbean Headlines

•US Announces Visa Restrictions on Cuban Officials
•US Commission on Civil Rights probes hurricane response for first time
•St. Lucia’s UK Contract In Jeopardy Over Poor Quality Of Saint Lucia Banana Exports
•Jamaica Gov’t Presses Ahead With National Broadband Plan
•Puerto Rico’s revenues come in 17.4% ahead in Q1
•LIAT pilots given deadline for accepting severance offer

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Wednesday, December 1, 2021.

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Caribbean Headlines

• Barbados Drops the Queen and Becomes a Republic
• Exxon to determine own standards for 3.7 million barrels of offshore discharges daily for 20 years
• Grenada’s Total income from Citizenship By Investment program 2021 US$30. 6 million
• Jamaica Intellectual Property Office Looking to Incorporate Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances
• Payroc, Dynamic Payments Expand to Puerto Rico

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Tuesday, November 30, 2021.

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•Prince Charles arrives in Barbados for transition from a Commonwealth 
•French government ‘ready’ to discuss autonomy for restless Guadeloupe
•WHO names transmissible new COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’
•USVI Governor Says New Scheme Will 'Permanently Resolve' USVI Government Employee Retirement System Insolvency Crisis 
•Pandemic to Cost Global Tourism $2.0 Trillion in 2021

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Monday, November 29, 2021.

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Caribbean Headlines

•France’s Martinique Territory Imposes Curfew After Looting, Lawlessness
•OECS Chairman Appeals for Calm Amid Unrest In Martinique, Guadeloupe
•Concerns raised on ramped up oil production levels that could leave Guyana exposed 
•U.S.-bound migrant caravan dwindles, moves through Mexico’s Gulf Coast
•USAID Awards 14 Grants Valued At J$21M To Jamaican Community Organisations
•Puerto Rico starts granting online sports gambling licenses this week

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for day, Friday, November 26, 2021. 

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Caribbean Headlines

•Hess Corporation to shed more global assets to focus on Guyana’s oil-rich Stabroek Block
•US delivers $255,000 in health equipment to The Bahamas
•Multi-Million Dollar Recreational Center Named After Caribbean-American Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm
•US National Park Service Announces Process for Caneel Bay’s Redevelopment in USVI
•Virgin Atlantic opens Bahamas route

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for day, Wednesday, November 24, 2021.