Day: November 23, 2021

The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Wednesday, November 17, 2021. WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday is predicting economic growth of more than eight per cent for Jamaica this year, but warned that while the economy is recovering, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic poses a significant risk that could lead to a more prolonged disruption of tourism, trade, and capital flow. PORT OF SPAIN – Trinidad and Tobago Wednesday signed an agreement allowing for one of the largest natural gas developments to be undertaken in the country estimated at more than on…

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Former prime minister Baldwin Spencer says three buses donated by the government of South Korea “were not considered property of the government of Antigua and Barbuda directly,”as the trial of three former ministers accused of embezzlement continues here on Wednesday. Spencer, 73, who led the United Progressive party (UPP) to victory in the 2004 general elections and served as the country’s third prime minister until 2014, told the High Court that “it was not a situation where the request for this endeavour was to be a government to government. “That clearly was not the arrangement,”he added. …

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By Trend Azerbaijan’s transit opportunities can make its roads an alternative to the Suez Canal, Director General of the Transit and International Affairs Department of Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization (RMTO) Javad Hedayati told Trend. According to the official, Azerbaijan’s roads and road infrastructure are at an advanced level. Azerbaijan has invested in this direction and done great work. The Azerbaijani state has taken steps in this direction with a very clear and transparent strategy. “The incident involving a ship in the Suez Canal last year and the long-term closure…

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Oil prices rose yesterday, rebounding from recent losses, on reports that the ally of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) could adjust plans to raise oil production if large consuming countries release crude from their reserves or if the coronavirus pandemic dampens demand. Brent crude futures rose 97 cents or 1.2 per cent to $79.86 a barrel. WTI crude futures rose 89 cents, or 1.2per cent, to $76.83 a barrel. Prices of the Brent and United States’ West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude benchmarks fell more than $1 in early trading, hitting their lowest levels since October …

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