BERMUDA-WEATHER-Hurricane Bertha weakens as it approaches Bermuda

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – A meandering, slow-moving and weakening Hurricane Bertha continued its track towards Bermuda, but forecasters said the...

CMCfeature-EPA – Caribbean still divided on EPA

by Peter Richards PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – When the consultations begin at month end, Guyana will become the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...

GUYANA-CARIFESTA-Guyana satisfied with plans for CARIFESTA

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government says at least 29 countries have so far indicated their willingness to participate in the Caribbean...

GUYANA-TRANSPORT-Commuters told not to pay increased fares

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Government has called on the travelling public not to pay increased fares announced by the Guyana Public Transportation...

ST LUCIA-BANANAS-St Lucia government threatens to intervene in banana war

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Government is threatening to intervene in the ongoing controversy within the banana industry that has already led to the...

WASHINGTON-TOURISM-IMF says Cuba brings “seismic shift” to Caribbean’s tourism industry

WASHINGTON, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the liberalisation of the Cuba - United States tourism sectors will represent a “seismic...

GRENADA-POLITICS-New government tells Grenadians do not expect miracles overnight

GRENADA-POLITICS-New government tells Grenadians do not expect miracles overnight

JAMAICA-CRIME-Jamaica extradites five nationals wanted on drugs charges to the United States

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Five men, including Norris "Deedo" Nembhard, who has been labelled a "drug kingpin" by President George...

BARBADOS-DISASTER-Regional disaster officials to meet in Barbados next week

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A four-day workshop aimed at preparing Caribbean law enforcement officials to conduct disaster and relief operations gets...

CARIBBEAN-AGRICULTURE-Meeting to discuss threats to Caribbean agriculture

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - The issue of invasive species and the need to diminish their threat to Caribbean agriculture and the environment will be...

CARIBBEAN-SUMMIT-Communiqué

MADRID, Spain, CMC – The following is the full text of a communiqué issued at the end of the Fourth CARICOM/Spain Summit held in Madrid on July 11.

CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-Spain promises support for CSME

MADRID, Spain, CMC – Spain has given its “unstinting support” to the efforts by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to establish a CARICOM...

SPAIN- RELATIONS-Spanish Monarch to visit Caribbean

MADRID, Spain, CMC – King Juan Carlos 1 and his wife, Queen Sophia, are to pay official visits to Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago later this year.

BARBADOS-UNFPA official warns of population challenges

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A top official of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Friday warned that unless the region takes action now, it...

GUYANA-CRIME-Ex army officer released on bail

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A city magistrate has released on US$5, 000 bail, a former officer of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) charged with sedition...

COMMONWEALTH-LAW-Law ministers end meeting in Scotland
LEAD-TRINIDAD-Trinidad government reacts to British visa threat
ST LUCIA-ENERGY-St Lucia taking relationship with Trinidad in mind before signing PetroCaribe
LEAD- BERMUDA-WEATHER-Residents take hurricane lightly as it nears island
GUYANA-TRADE-Guyana to begin public consultations on EPA agreement
CARIBBEAN-FOOD-Caribbean to benefit from FAO funding
TRINIDAD-ENERGY-Trinidad government will not stop subsidising gasoline prices to motorists
BERMUDA-WEATHER-Tropical storm watch issued as Bertha nears
BELIZE-CRIME-Police baffled at disappearance of couple
JAMAICA-CRIME-Jamaica police say more criminal gangs operating in the country