GRENADA-FINANCE-EC countries to set up bodies to police financial institutions

GEORGE’S, Genada, CMC - All Eastern Caribbean countries are to establish similar bodies to Grenada’s Financial Regulatory Authority to police...

GRENADA-POLITICS-Analysts give reasons for NNP’s election loss

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - A university lecturer and a civic leader say nepotism and a politics of exclusion are the main factors which caused Keith...

JAMAICA-DEATH-Jamaican woman who died on NY hospital floor to be buried Sunday

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Esmin Green, the Jamaican woman who was left to die on the floor of Kings County Hospital in New York recently, was set to...

GRENADA-ECONOMY-Barbados MP raises challenges facing regional tourism

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - A regional parliamentarian says that although the tourism industry constitutes the largest source of foreign exchange for...

BERMUDA-TOURISM-Uproar as New York staff get the axe

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - Premier Ewart Brown has defended a move to remove a group of devastated Bermudians from the island's New York tourism...

BERMUDA-WEATHER-Bertha downgraded to tropical storm

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - Hurricane Bertha was downgraded to a tropical storm on Sunday after stalling for 24 hours to the southeast of Bermuda, the...

BAHAMAS-ECONOMY-PM Ingraham says external challenges impacting economy

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – As Bahamians celebrate their 35th anniversary of political independence, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham says external...

ST LUCIA-ENVIRONMENT-Regional officials to discuss strategy for protected areas

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - Senior environmental officials from the public and private sectors and communication experts from the nine-nation...

ST LUCIA-LABOUR-Trade unions urged to be cautious in seeking wage hikes

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - Trade unions here have been urged to use a cautious approach in seeking to obtain increased wages for workers, in light of...

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
JAMAICA-CRIME-Jamaica extradites five nationals wanted on drugs charges to the United States
BARBADOS-DISASTER-Regional disaster officials to meet in Barbados next week
CARIBBEAN-AGRICULTURE-Meeting to discuss threats to Caribbean agriculture
CARIBBEAN-SUMMIT-Communiqué
CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-Spain promises support for CSME
SPAIN- RELATIONS-Spanish Monarch to visit Caribbean
BARBADOS-UNFPA official warns of population challenges
GUYANA-CRIME-Ex army officer released on bail
COMMONWEALTH-LAW-Law ministers end meeting in Scotland