Business/World Affairs

Wednesday 13th January 2010 – Kingston, Jamaica: Digicel Group, the largest mobile company in the Caribbean and fastest growing mobile company in Central America, is donating US$5 million in cash to support the urgent relief efforts needed following the widespread devastation caused by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti yesterday....

Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago (December 14, 2009) - Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP) and NWT Enterprises Ltd. have partnered to introduce Coors Light to beer drinkers in Trinidad & Tobago. As Molson Coors focuses on international growth, Coors Light, the world's most refreshing beer, is now available at supermarkets, convenience stores, as well as bars and ...

The refreshing patch of green encased by concrete blocks was a welcome sight in a community where there is a permanent police and army presence. The lettuce, patchoi, chive and parsley were ready for harvest in the Grow Box developed by fifteen individuals, including 8 youth from Charharpe in ...

May 5, 2009: While companies around the globe report decreased earnings and give bleak forecasts, the UTC is reporting 2008 as a year of unprecedented growth and has already seen some growth continue in 2009.  Unit Trust Corporation (UTC) investors benefitted from over TT $1 billion in distribution payments in 2008 (a 32% increase over 2007).  As at March 31, 2009 UTC has already seen their assets under management grow by an additional $520M with bond returns outperforming bank deposits and ...

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – APRIL 17TH, 2009: Digicel and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the new BlackBerry® Storm™ smartphone for Digicel customers in all of its 26 markets in the Caribbean and Central America. The BlackBerry Storm delivers the renowned functionality and usability of the BlackBerry® solution and incorporates the world's first ‘clickable’ touch-screen with advanced multimedia capabilities to ...

PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD  – March 22, 2009 will usher in the eleventh anniversary of the inauguration of The Eric Williams Memorial Collection (EWMC) at The University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago, by US Secretary of State, Colin L. Powell.  Dr. Williams, the country’s first Prime Minister who died in office on March 29, 1981, was heralded by Mr. Powell:  “No one was a greater fighter for justice and equality.  No one was a greater leader.”  More recently in 2007, Williams was honoured as scholar, politician and ...

NEW YORK (March 9, 2009) - Soon, the island of St. Lucia could take credit for producing one of the Caribbean's youngest medical doctors. Sixteen-year-old Guyanese-born, St. Lucia-raised Alicia Thuraman is on the fast track to becoming a doctor and is already raising eyebrows for her academic brilliance while also raising awareness about the island of St. Lucia at ...

NEW YORK (February 7, 2009) - As St. Lucia, "The Helen of the West Indies," registers its landmark thirtieth anniversary of Independence from Great Britain on February 22, its top diplomat at the United Nations wants more of its overseas-based nationals to participate in the nation's development.

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad – Dec 16th, 2008:- Trinidadian based Luna Road Ltd, a company dedicated to providing mediums for the safety of drivers’ globally, is embarking upon a special campaign geared towards both bringing awareness about nighttime road safety to the masses and effectively implementing projects to achieve this goal, especially in this high-risk Christmas into Carnival ...

Road Town, Tortola – Friday, November 28th: Digicel, the largest mobile operator in the Caribbean and new entrant to the Central American market, today launched services in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) - its 25th market in the Caribbean and Central America and 30th market world-wide - with an investment of US$17million heralding a new era of choice and competition for ...