HAITI-POLITICS-Canada welcomes nomination of new PM

OTTAWA, CMC - Canada, the largest donor of international aid to Haiti, has welcomed the nomination of economist Ericq Pierre as the country’s new...

GUYANA-LABOUR-Workers chase PM from May Day rally

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - Workers aligned to the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) Thursday chased Prime Minister Samuel Hinds from a May Day rally...

ST KITTS-DIPLOMACY-St. Kitts recommits to Taiwan

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to its relationship with...

JAMAICA-CRIME-UN advocate says Jamaican children need help resisting violence

UNITED NATIONS, CMC - A former child soldier and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Advocate for Children Affected by War says Jamaican children...

CARIBBEAN-LABOUR-Trade unionist says anti-worker laws among Caribbean employees’ challenges

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC - General Secretary of the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) Lincoln Lewis has pointed to anti-worker laws, poor wages and...

JAMAICA-TRADE-Jamaica stays firm on move to buy rice from the US

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - The Jamaican government has insisted it will stand by its decision to import rice from the United States even as Guyana...

CARIBBEAN-TRADE-China to improve sea links with the Caribbean

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – China has announced plans to improve sea transportation links between Beijing and the Caribbean, the country’s Vice...

CARIBBEAN-ENVIRONMENT-Region moving towards achieving best environmental practice

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands, CMC – A number of Caribbean countries have started discussions with a United States-based company to...

CARIBBEAN-CDERA-Economic challenges will affect financing of region’s preparedness

PROVIDENCIALS, Turks & Caicos Islands, CMC -Coordinator of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA), Jeremy Collymore, has said...

CARIBBEAN-MEDIA-Journalists told to mediate in regional conflicts

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - Distinguished Guyanese Professor Vibert Cambridge Thursday urged Caribbean journalists to become change agents to help...

BERMUDA-FINANCE-Ministers hit back at UK claim of bad anti-money laundering record

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - Finance Minister Paula Cox and Attorney General Kim Wilson have defended Bermuda's reputation on money laundering following...

TRINIDAD-LABOUR-Trade unions urged to get into business

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - President of the National Trade Union Centre of Trinidad and Tobago (NATUC), Michael Annisette, has encouraged the...

HAITI-AID-IDB approves multimillion dollar aid package for Haiti

WASHINGTON, CMC - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will give Haiti US$27 million early this month to help fund the government’s emergency...

CARIBBEAN-CRIME-US names Suriname, Trinidad in terrorism report

WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States has named Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago among countries which...

GRENADA-POLITICS-Minority party says rivals turning campaigns into show business

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - The leader of the minority opposition People’s Labour Movement (PLM) has accused the country’s two main political parties...

GRENADA-LABOUR-Pre-Labour Day strike averted
TRINIDAD-TRADE- PM warns of effects of global economic slowdown on the Caribbean
BARBADOS-DIPLOMACY-Ex diplomat says Caribbean ties with China better than Taiwan
TRINIDAD-TRADE- PM warns of effects of global economic slowdown on the Caribbean
GUYANA-MEDIA-Caribbean media workers to meet in Guyana
GUYANA-CRIME-Gunmen shoot at police station, businessman’s body dumped
BARBADOS-ECONOMY-Moderate economic growth predicted for 2008
TRINIDAD-JUSTICE-Appeal Court judge warns about breakdown in justice
CARIBBEAN-TOURISM-Region told to balance economics and environmental interests
ST VINCENT-POLITICS-PM says he will not step down