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Health care crisis focus of planned protest march in St Lucia

By Melanius Alphonse Caribbean News Now associate editor melanius@caribbeannewsnow.com CASTRIES, St Lucia — The health care crisis in Saint Lucia is a major subject on the minds of Saint Lucians all week heading into Sunday, September 9, 2018, the anniversary of the fire at the ill-fated St Jude Hospital, and the protest march and rally…

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Saying Hola to Jost Van Dyke

  By Alexander Britell and Guy Britton JOST VAN DYKE — A little more than a year ago, the leisure boats and charter yachts pulled away from Jost Van Dyke on an afternoon not unlike this one, sipping their last painkillers, their last Firewater, savoring their last conch fritters for what would be a very long…

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Marriott Has Big Plans for Branded Residences

  By the Caribbean Journal staff Marriott International is planning a significant expansion of its branded residential portfolio, the company said this week. The company will be growing its array of brands, from EDITION to W, by more than 70 percent in the branded residential space. Marriott is already the world’s largest residential company in…

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Welcoming U.S. Compromise on Puerto Rico’s

… the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, through H.R. 5278, the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management … to update and revise the Puerto Rican economic regulatory framework. Health care … taking the concerns of the Puerto Rican government, its citizens and their … Powered by WPeMatico

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More details emerge in St Lucia airport corruption probe – Part 2

By Melanius Alphonse Caribbean News Now associate editor melanius@caribbeannewsnow.com CASTRIES, St Lucia — Following a lengthy article in the Miami Herald on Monday highlighting the involvement of a South Florida businessman, Antonio Assenza, in long-standing allegations of corruption involving government ministers and other officials in Saint Lucia, more details have emerged regarding the ill-fated $157…

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