JAMAICA-TRADE-Jamaica-Guyana holding talks on rice

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Industry and Commerce Minister Karl Samuda has left here for Guyana for talks with the Bharrat Jagdeo government over plans...

CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-Trade and Economic ministers to meet in Antigua

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Trade and economics ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meet here on Saturday to discuss a number of trade...

TRINIDAD-CCJ-Trinidad government urges opposition support for Caribbean Court of Justice

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Patrick Manning Friday urged opposition legislators to lend support to the government in making the...

GUYANA-CULTURE-Guyana moving to revive steel pan industry

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - Guyana is spending an estimated US$20,000 to acquire 32 steel pans from Trinidad and Tobago in a bid to resuscitate the...

SURINAME-FISHERIES-Soaring fuel prices threaten fisheries industry

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC - President of the Suriname Seafood Association (SSA) Prahlad Sewdien Friday warned that the local fisheries industry could...

DOMINICA-POLICE-Dominica may not send police officers to Haiti

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC - Dominica may not accede to a request to send police officers to Haiti, National Security Minister Rayburn Blackmore has said.

CARIBBEAN-TRADE-CARICOM top official worried about EPA’s impact on relations with Africa

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Edwin Carrington says the recently negotiated Economic Partnership...

GRENADA-POLITICS-Commissioner submits report into allegations of wrongdoing against PM

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - Seven months after a Commission of Inquiry into allegations of wrongdoing by Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell ended, the...

ST LUCIA-POLITICS-Opposition calls for probe into diplomatic switch to Taiwan

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - The main opposition St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) has called for an immediate investigation into events surrounding the...

CUBA-HEALTH-Cuba to immunize 500,000 children

HAVANA, Cuba, CMC - Cuba says it will immunize nearly half a million children during the national anti-polio myelitis vaccination campaign.

CARIBBEAN-ECONOMY-Foreign direct investment in the region reaches record high in 2007

SANTIAGO, Chile, CMC – The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says the region received a record US$106...

ST LUCIA-POLICE-PM given ultimatum to dismiss Police Commissioner

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC - The St. Lucia Police Welfare Association (PWA) has given Prime Minister Stephenson King seven days to dismiss Acting Police...

ST VINCENT-POLICE-Commissioner criticises two regional police welfare organisations

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC - Police Commissioner Keith Miller has criticised the decision by two unnamed regional police welfare associations that...

CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-OAS official wants more action from CARICOM

ST JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have been told they need to step up their involvement in the development of the...

CARIBBEAN-ICT-Officials to discuss two-year Information Communication Technology plan

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - A two-year action plan to guide the development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) information society strategy will be...

ST LUCIA-ENTERTAINMENT-Final weekend for Jazz festival
HAITI-AID-US gives Haiti's textile industry much-needed boost
GUYANA-PROTEST-Police to take action against protestors
GUYANA-ELECTIONS-Government wants opposition to account for funds
HAITI-POLITICS-Senate approves Ericq Pierre as new PM
GRENADA-POLITICS-Civil society preparing code of conduct for upcoming elections
BARBADOS-DIPLOMACY-Barbados opening embassy, talks tourism cooperation with China
BARBADOS-UN-Barbadian moves up UNESCO ranks
GUYANA-LABOUR-Trade union dissatisfied with government’s relief package
SURINAME-ENERGY-Government to renegotiate energy contract with Canadian gold miner