CARIBBEAN-HEALTH-Caribbean to establish new health agency

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Health Minister Jerry Narace said Monday that the establishment of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is in...

CARIBBEAN-TRADE-Region worried about attempts to erode preferences

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – As World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks began in Geneva on Monday, the Caribbean made it clear that it would not throw...

TRINIDAD-POLITICS- Kudos for Speaker in his ruling against government

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Speaker of the Trinidad and Tobago parliament, Barry Sinanan, Monday received praises from a University of the West...

CARIBBEAN-HEALTH-Region to devise plan to fight non-communicable diseases

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados will host a conference which organisers say will be critical to crafting the Caribbean’s collaborative response...

BAHAMAS-ENERGY-Bahamas to host Caribbean energy seminar

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas will host a one-day conference aimed at identifying measures to increase the sustainability of the energy sector,...

CARIBBEAN-HEALTH-St Kitts PM to attend international conference on HIV/AIDS

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC - Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas, who has lead responsibility for health matters within the Caribbean Community...

ANTIGUA-ECONOMY-Deadline for Internet dispute settlement postponed again

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC - Antigua and Barbuda and the United States have agreed to a further extension of the deadline to solve their Internet gaming...

JAMAICA-CRIME-Police probing link between donkey meat and guns

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Police and health officials were investigating reports that several donkeys had been killed and the meat shipped to Haiti as...

GENEVA-DEVELOPMENT-Barbados wants more assistance for small states

GENEVA, CMC – Barbados Monday called for more assistance to small vulnerable countries so as to allow them to participate meaningfully in a trade...

ANTIGUA-ECONOMY-OECS countries may record slower growth

ST JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC – The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is predicting "slower economic growth" in the economies of the...

JAMAICA-POLITICS-Jamaica not withdrawing Mugabe award

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - Prime Minister Bruce Golding says Jamaica has no plan to strip President Robert Mugabe of the honorary awarded conferred on...

GRENADA-AGRICULTURE-Farmers object to Senate nominee

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC - Nutmeg and cocoa farmers in Grenada have raised objections to the method being used to nominate a candidate to represent...

GUYANA-AGRICULTURE-Food production important to Guyana’s future, says Jagdeo

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - Guyana's current 'Grow More Food' campaign is part of a larger strategy to help secure the country's future, President...

JAMAICA-WEATHER-Flood watch lifted for eastern parishes

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Meteorological Service has lifted the flash flood warning which it had placed over the eastern parishes of the island on...

ST LUCIA-CARNIVAL-Community group calls for greater conflict resolution for carnival

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - One of the lead agencies involved in the fight against crime here is calling on St. Lucians to resolve their conflicts...

GRENADA-CARNIVAL-Shortage of calypso judges will not affect competitions
TRINIDAD-PARLIAMENT-MPs get more money to run their constituencies
GUYANA-LECTURE-History professor blames political leadership for country’s problems
TRINIDAD-PARLIAMENT-Former minister casts decisive vote on far-reaching legislation
JAMAICA-COURT-Bank blocked from closing accounts of embattled investment club
UNITED NATIONS-DEVELOPMENT-Antigua calls for action on poverty
JAMAICA-WEATHER-Weather officials issue flood watch
SURINAME-COOPERATION-US troops land in Suriname for humanitarian mission
CMCfeature-GUYANA-MEDIA-Guyana government at odds with private media
TRINIDAD-DRUGS-Police make major drug bust