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Working Document on constitutional reform John Spence Thursday, November 26th 2009 Part IV In my last article I set out the procedure for selecting the Executive President (I shall continue to refer to the President proposed in the Working Document...

Scotia posts $455m income Thursday, November 26th 2009 Scotiabank has posted income after taxes of $455.1 million for its year ended October 31, 2009. This was an increase of 5.4 per cent over the comparative period a year earlier. In...

Ecuador and China will form a joint venture to develop an oil bloc in the South American country that has proven reserves of 120 million barrels of crude, an Ecuadoran official said Wednesday. Germanico Pinto, the minister of non-renewable natural...

PFA to float $40 million in bonds for Cruzan treatment plant Wednesday, November 25th 2009 ST...Croix in an effort bring more revenues into the territory's coffers. Legislature in October and signed into law by Gov. John deJongh Jr. this month...Croix...

President Leonel Fernandez met Wednesday with Dominican Free Zones Association (Adozona) executives, just a few days before he submits the amendment of Free Zones Law 8-90 to Congress, as the Free Trade Agreement (Dr-Cafta) stipulates. Although it’s assumed that the...

July, affirming that "it will be limited to issue technical recommendations that evaluate the viability and pertinence" of the operation of a cement plant in that community, located within the buffer zone of Los Haitises National Park in Monte Plata...

Ken Talbot has returned to building mines rather than just investing in mining companies. The Macarthur Coal founder's private company, Talbot Group, yesterday sold its 16.3 per cent stake in Mozambique coal developer Riversdale Mining to Brazilian steelmaker Companhia Siderugica...

US$16-million loan from the World Bank Board to support reforms in the education system. The loan, which equates to J$1.4 billion, is repayable in 26 years, including a five-year grace period. Yvonne Tsikata, World Bank director for the Caribbean, said...

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One of fewer than 20 local business executives invited to participate in the discussions, Mendez, a civil engineer, will speak about a US$3 billion project that involves the establishment of two dry-dock facilities, one off Sea Lots in Port of...