JAMAICA-POLICE-Senior cop arrested and charged

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - A senior member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force was placed behind bars on Thursday, leaving the public and some of his...

TRINIDAD-CRIME-Students in CXC scam to be sentenced Monday

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad Magistrate Adrian Darmanie will decide on Monday the fate of two persons who pleaded guilty to having prior...

HAITI-POLITICS-Parliament postpones ratification of new PM

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haitian lawmakers have indefinitely postponed the vote to ratify Michèle Pierre-Louis as prime minister after three...

CARIBBEAN-US-Calls for Caribbean plank in US Democratic Party platform

NEW YORK, CMC – A Guyanese lawyer and prominent community activist in New York has called on the United States Democratic Party to incorporate a...

JAMAICA-DRUGS-Drug trafficking couple ordered extradited

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - The main players behind a multi-million-dollar drug trafficking operation between Jamaica and Boston were ordered extradited...

GRENADA-AGRICULTURE-Biotechnology to transform farming

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - Grenada’s Agriculture Minister Michael Lett says his government intends to use biotechnology in its efforts to transform...

GRENADA-POLICE-Retired lawman chosen as new top cop

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – A retired Deputy Commissioner of Police has returned to Grenada’s police force to take up the top post and has...

DOMINICA-POLITICS-Political opponents welcome Earl Williams’ resignation

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC - The decision by Earl Williams to step down from the helm of Dominica’s main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) has been...

CARIBBEAN-ECONOMY-Antigua PM outlines hurdles to regional growth

TEHRAN, Iran, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has pointed to what he described as several "negative trends" in...

BAHAMAS-IMMIGRATION-Over 100 Haitians to be deported

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC - Some 114 Haitians were scheduled to be sent back home from the Bahamas on Thursday following a failed human smuggling attempt...

JAMAICA-CRIME-Security minister defends anti-crime measures

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - National Security Minister Colonel Trevor MacMillan has defended the government's new anti-crime measures, even as the...

ANTIGUA-CRIME-Reward offered for killers of British tourist

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC - Hoteliers and other business entities in Antigua have offered more than EC$350,000 (US$133,587) for the capture of whoever...

GRENADA-TRADE-New government still assessing EPA

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The new Grenada government has not yet decided what position it will take on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)...

JAMAICA-ELECTION-Search continues for new Director of Elections

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) is reviewing applications as it looks to fill the post of Director of Elections,...

GRENADA-LABOUR-New proposal aims to end electricity strike

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - The management of the Grenada Electricity Company (GRENLEC) was Thursday studying a new proposal by the Technical and...

ST VINCENT-POLITICS-St Vincent PM returns from official visit to Taiwan
BERMUDA-TOURISM-Premier warns of lean period for tourism industry
BERMUDA-INCIDENT-Abusive jet passenger to face trial in UK
HAITI-PROTEST-Government seeking peaceful end to standoff with former soldiers
ST LUCIA-TELECOM-Fund to boost telecom services in OECS
DOMINICA-POLITICS-Opposition Leader resigns
ST. LUCIA-EDUCATION-New system blamed for poor performance
BAHAMAS-DISASTER-Search on for missing Haitians
CARIBBEAN-TRADE-Failed WTO talks good for region, says former diplomat
JAMAICA-POLITICS-Tensions grow amid PNP leadership race