ST KITTS-COURT-Opposition files new challenge against changing constituency boundaries BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC - Lawyers representing two opposition legislators on Tuesday files a fresh court challenge to stop the Denzil Douglas...
JAMAICA-ENERGY-Jamaica seeking to boost ethanol production for export under CBI KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it will continue to develop the biofuels industry so as to boost exports under the Caribbean...
BERMUDA-ROYAL-Trinidad-bound Queen and Duke fly in for three-day visit HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - Queen Elizabeth II and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh - en route to a Commonwealth summit in Trinidad and Tobago later in...
GUYANA-AID-European Union provides funds for sea defence work GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The European Union is providing Euro 17.1 million (US$25.6 million) for sea and river defence work in Guyana.
ANGUILLA-ELECTIONS-Governor wants peaceful general election THE VALLEY, Anguilla, CMC – Governor Alistair Harrison Tuesday said he was shocked at reports that election paraphernalia had been burnt and...
ST VINCENT-REFERENDUM-Protest group takes it case to OAS KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – A group formed primarily to challenge the constitutionality of the government’s decision to fund its campaign in the...
CARIBBEAN-LIAT-Pilots threaten industrial action ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Pilots employed with the regional airline, LIAT, say they will take industrial action if the company fails to pay...
CARIBBEAN-AIDS-Report claims Caribbean men and women contracting HIV in equal numbers PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A new report says Caribbean men and women were contracting the deadly HIV virus in equal numbers and that there has...
COMMONWEALTH-SUMMIT-Global crisis overshadows business leaders meeting By Peter Richards
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Government and business leaders from the 53-nation Commonwealth grouping opened a four-day meeting...
CARIBBEAN-RIGHTS-UNICEF study finds new trends in child abuse in the Caribbean ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - A new study commissioned by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has uncovered evidence of emerging trends of child...
COMMONWEALTH-SUMMIT-ENERGY-BP official predicts significant investment in global energy sector PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - A senior official of the British based energy company, BP, is predicting that US$30 trillion would be needed to invest...
GUYANA-ENERGY-Canadian firm to start offshore oil drilling GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - The Canada-based firm, CGX Energy Inc, has announced plans to begin drilling for oil off Guyana’s coast by the latter part...
TOURISM-BERMUDA-Cruise ship business rises as Canadian low-cost carrier plans new flights HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - Premier Ewart Brown on Monday announced a surge in cruise ship business in the third quarter of the year and also disclosed...
TRINIDAD-LABOUR-Calls for national shutdown fail to attract significant support PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - The planned shutdown of Trinidad and Tobago to protest the socio-economic policies of the Patrick Manning government...
BAHAMAS-FINANCE-Minister says government determined to improve financial services sector NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC - The Bahamas government says it is determined to keep the country off a blacklist compiled by a club of the world’s most...