CARIBBEAN-OAS-Hemispheric body on poverty reduction mission CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - A team from the Organisation of American States (OAS) and the Chilean Programa Puente project arrives here Monday, as part...
GRENADA-INQUIRY-Government criticised over method of diplomatic postings ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - An Inquiry by Barbadian jurist Sir Richard Cheltenham has criticised the method of appointing non-Grenadians to honorary...
GRENADA-CRIME-New crime fighting plan being developed ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – A new crime-fighting plan being developed by the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) could result in higher visibility of...
ST LUCIA-POLITICS-OECS leaders call for speedy resolution to UWP leadership wrangling CASTRIES, St. Lucia CMC- OECS leaders have expressed concern over the ongoing political turmoil taking place within the United Workers Party...
GRENADA-CALYPSO-Carnival organisers sticking with foreign calypso judges ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC- Carnival organisers here say they are planning to use foreign judges for local calypso competitions again despite...
HAITI-AID-US Agency pledges another US$25 million in food aid MIAMI, CMC – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says it will be dispatching US$25 million more in food aid to Haiti,...
BELIZE-CRIME-Brothers charged with grenade attack BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Two brothers have been arrested in connection with the hand grenade attack last Sunday that left one person dead and 11...
CARIBBEAN-TELECOMMUNCATIONS-Cable and Wireless to cut jobs in restructuring move BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Telecommunications giant Cable and Wireless has announced it will cut jobs as part of a move to restructure its Caribbean...
GUYANA-CRIME-Rural residents urged to fight crime in their communities GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government has called on residents of the country’s rural community to help control criminal activities in the...
TRINIDAD-EDUCATION-Call for regional overhaul of CXC exam process PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Trinidad’s Education Minister Esther Le Gendre has called for an overhaul of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)...
CARIBBEAN-OECS-Chairman wants answers to crime and air transport problems CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has called on member states of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States...
CMCfeature-CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-Fighting for survival By Peter Richards
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – In terms of Caribbean politics, Stephenson King and Bruce Golding have much in common. Both men saw...
TRINIDAD-EDUCATION-Two arrested in CXC scam PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Two employees of the Ministry of Education were released on bail totalling TT$1 million (US$166,600) after they...
JAMAICA-CRIME-Two police officers shot dead KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - Two police officers were killed on Friday as Jamaicans observed the annual Labour Day holiday.
TRINIDAD-POLITICS-Government agrees to Commission of Inquiry into state company PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - After weeks of insisting that it had no desire to establish a Commission of Inquiry to probe the affairs of the...