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HAVANA: The possible end to restrictions for Americans to freely travel to Cuba as tourists is attracting the interest of...

Australian customs accuses Brazilian man of smuggling cocaine

MELBOURNE: A teenager accused of importing four kilograms of cocaine into Australia from Brazil has appeared in a Melbourne court....

Baleària likely to get Cuban permission for sea travel to US

HAVANA: Baleària shipping company, owned by Spanish Adolfo Utor and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Abel Matutes (1996-2000), will be...

American Airlines to operate direct charter LA-Havana from December

HAVANA: American Airlines (AA) said it will start operating from next December a charter flight between Los Angeles and Havana,...

Kingston Wharves starts offering logistics service

KINGSTON: Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) expects aggressive growth for the remainder of its financial year amid posting $242.6 million net...

Jamaica: JMMB acquires Banco Rio for US$2.1m

KINGSTON: Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) revealed that it acquired Banco Rio for US$2.1 million ($250.8 million), amid doubling its...

Companies see opportunities from new US oil, gas regulations

NEW YORK: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to crack down on methane leaks from the oil and gas industry...

Daewoo Shipbuilding terminates 703.4b won contract

SEOUL: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., South Korea’s No. 2 shipbuilder, said that it has terminated a contract with...

HHI partners with Accenture to design connected smart ship system

SEOUL: South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Accenture, the global digital business leader, are collaborating to design a...

INTTRA introduces Shipment Reliability, Booking Response Dashboards

NEW YORK: INTTRA, the world’s ocean shipping electronic marketplace, announced the introduction of INTTRA Marketplace Decision Support. It is a...

Diana Shipping to extend present time charter contract with Glencore

ATHENS: Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, announced that, through a...

Drug smuggler reveals 150ft underwater tunnel from Mexico to US

CALEXICO: The arrest of a drug smuggler in scuba gear led to the discovery of a tunnel from Mexico to...

South African NUM inks 3 year wage deal at Nkomati

JOHANNESBURG: The National Union of Mineworkers announced on Thursday that it has signed a three year wage deal at the...

Hungarian gross wages up 3.6% in June: KSH

BUDAPEST: The Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported today that in a first reading of dataAverage gross wages in Hungary saw...

Polish banks face PLN 22b burden on FX-conversion law

WARSAW: The Polish banking sector could have to write off PLN 22 billion from their FX mortgage books as some...

Greece repays €3.4b to the ECB

ATHENS: Greece made a €3.4 billion loan repayment to the European Central Bank on Thursday after having received funding from...

Axa chairman says exit from EU would damage Britain and Europe