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Barbados Making Multi-Million-Dollar Investment in Cassava Flour Production

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday March 16, 2017 – Barbados is set to make to a multi-million-dollar investment to drive the production of cassava flour.

Construction of a cassava flour mill will get underway in another six months.

According to the chief executive officer of the state-owned Barbados Agricultural and Development Marketing Corporation (BADMC) Shawn Tudor, planning permission has already been attained for the construction of the plant which is expected to cost near quarter million dollars.

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Jamaican Condiment Manufacturer Gets Foot Back in Canadian Market

MANAGING DIRECTOR OF KING PEPPER, CHRISTINE WONG DISPLAYING KING PEPPER’S PRODUCTS LAST YEAR AT THE JAMBANA ONE WORLD FESTIVAL IN TORONTO, CANADA. THE DISPLAY WAS PART OF A JAMPRO TRADE MISSION TO CANADA TO PROMOTE JAMAICAN PRODUCTS FOR EXPORT.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday March 16, 2017 – Jamaican condiment and seasoning manufacturer King Pepper Products Ltd. has re-entered the Canadian market.

The company, which was joined by six other Jamaican manufacturers at a Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO)-led trade mission to Canada last year, was able to secure a distributor for its Eaton’s line of products, and recently received its first container order to Canada.

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Exxon Mobil Could Be First To Start Pumping Oil in Guyana Waters

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THE EXXON MOBIL RIG IN GUYANA’S WATERS.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Thursday March 16, 2017 – American oil giant Exxon Mobil Corporation is moving full steam ahead with plans to transform Guyana into a major oil producer.

In what industry experts call a rare occurrence in the industry, Exxon Mobil has asked the David Granger administration for a production licence to start pumping oil from the country’s seabed, less than five years after it discovered major oil finds.

Guyana Geology and Mines Commissioner Newell Dennison yesterday confirmed the application to the Associated Press, saying it would be the first time the small South American country has issued an oil and gas licence.

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Southwest Airlines Flying Denver to Belize Route

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FIRST FLIGHT CUSTOMERS ENJOYED A CELEBRATION IN THE GATE AREA BEFORE DEPARTURE.

BELMOPAN, Belize, Tuesday March 14, 2017 – Southwest Airlines has begun service from Denver International Airport, Colorado to Belize City, Belize.

It’s offering the only available nonstop service between Denver and Belize, beginning last Saturday.

The new service will initially operate once weekly, on Saturdays, increasing in June to twice a week, on Saturdays and Sundays during peak season through August 14.

~ Suspects face 4 to 8 years in Papegaai case ~

PHILIPSBURG–The Prosecutor’s Office painted a pitch-black picture Tuesday of the daily routine at Casa Blanca brothel in Oyster Pond between 2010 and 2015. In calling for prison sentences ranging from four to eight years, the Prosecution found it legally and convincingly proven that a large number of women were exploited for the financial gain of the adult entertainment centre’s owners and managers.