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Marlene Malahoo Forte
Marlene Malahoo Forte

Jamaica Gov’t to pursue ‘other steps’ amid deadlock with PNP over bid to remove British monarch

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Holness administration says it will be taking “other steps” to foster cross-party dialogue on Jamaica’s push to become a republic amid further confirmation that deadlock between the country’s two main political parties could derail another attempt to replace the British monarch as Jamaica’s head of state.

Daniel Best

Daniel Best to lead CDB

(Trinidad Guardian) The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is expected to announce today that the Barbadian candidate, Daniel Best, will be the new president of the Bridgetown, Barbados-based regional development bank.

Barbados completes world first debt swap for climate resilience

LONDON, (Reuters) – Barbados has completed what it calls the world’s first ‘debt-for-climate resilience’ swap which will see it invest $165 million in water infrastructure, food security and environmental protection to help the Caribbean island adapt to the damaging effects of climate change.

Former executive vice president of business integrity and group general counsel at Massy Angélique Parisot-Potter

Former Massy VP threatens to sue over shareholder proposal

(Trinidad Guardian) Former Massy Holdings executive vice president, Angélique Parisot-Potter, is threatening to seek the intervention of the High Court to compel Massy Holdings Ltd to circulate a shareholder proposal she submitted for inclusion in the group’s management proxy circular, which has been sent to shareholders of the group in preparation for its 101st annual meeting.

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