CARIBBEAN-BANANA-Caribbean reluctantly accepts new EU proposal on bananas

GENEVA-CMC – Caribbean countries have continued to voice their opposition to a new agreement reached between the European Union and Latin America...

CARIBBEAN-UN-Region seeking UN assistance in five areas

By Desmond Brown BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean governments are seeking assistance for food security, disaster risk reduction and disaster...

CARIBBEAN-HEALTH-Grim HIV/AIDS figures for Caribbean

By Peter Richards PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - At least 14,000 people in the Caribbean died of illnesses related to Acquired Immune Deficiency...

GRENADA-LABOUR-Electricity workers on strike

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – About 100 employees of the Grenada Electricity Company (GRENLEC) stayed off the job Tuesday, for the second consecutive...

JAMAICA-COURT-Bank takes battle to Privy Council

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - The legal battle between one of Jamaica’s largest commercial banks - the National Commercial Bank (NCB) - and embattled...

GUYANA-RIGHTS-UN human rights official visits Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A senior official of the United Nations Human Rights Council has arrived in Guyana on a five-day visit to observe...

BELIZE-POLITICS-Court rules in favour of group of citizens

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC - The High Court has ruled in favour of a group of Belizeans who sought judicial review after the Belize government decided to...

TRINIDAD-CRIME-Bloody 24 hours

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Trinidad and Tobago police were kept busy over the past 24 hours investigating six murders, including the execution...

GRENADA-POLITICS-New Grenada PM to visit Barbados

St GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - Grenada's Prime Minister Tillman Thomas is leading a three-member delegation to Barbados on Tuesday, his first overseas...

URGENT–MONTSERRAT-VOLCANO-Residents urged to evacuate as volcano belches ash and rocks

BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – A collapse of the lava dome at the Soufrière Hills Volcano shortly before midnight Monday sparked an evacuation of...

ST LUCIA-ENERGY-Government seeking alternative energy supplies

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - The St. Lucia government says agreements made by the previous administration are preventing it from taking advantage of...

JAMAICA-POLITICS-Political scientist says opposition party will remain united

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC - Noted Caribbean political scientist Professor Neville Duncan says Jamaica's opposition People's National Party (PNP) can...

ANTIGUA-CRIME-British tourist shot and killed

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC - Antigua and Barbuda police were searching for the killers of a recently married British woman who was shot during her...

CARIBBEAN-TRADE-WTO threatens EPA promises

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A former regional trade negotiator has accused the World Trade Organisation (WTO) of attempting to reduce on the promises...

TRINIDAD-COURT-Privy Council dismisses appeal in EOA case

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The London-based Privy Council has dismissed an application by a group of Trinidad and Tobago nationals that their...

BELIZE-AID-Former PM defends use of Venezuelan funds
GUYANA-RIGHTS-New measures to deal with paedophiles
ST LUCIA-POLICE-Tough stance against police indiscipline
CARIBBEAN-TRADE-Trinidad, St. Lucia committed to signing EPA
HAITI-ACCIDENT-More than 30 killed in bus accident
JAMAICA-MEDIA-New president elected for Press Association
GUYANA-CRIME-Minority party calls for action to deal with crime
CARIBBEAN-TOURISM-Tourism body changes name to reflect broader constituency
GUYANA-MEDIA-Media body calls off boycott of government events
GRENADA-FINANCE-Government monitoring troubled US currency scheme, linked to Olint