ANTIGUA-CRIME-British tourist flown back home ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC –Five days after an incident in which his wife was shot and killed and he was left brain dead, British tourist Benjamin...
DOMINICA-ECONOMY-Regional regulatory body halts investment scheme of local company ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC- Economic Development Minister Julius Timothy said Friday that the Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission (ECSRC)...
JAMAICA-EMANCIPATION-Jamaica head of state wants new Charter of Rights and Freedoms KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Governor General Sir Kenneth Hall Friday called for a new Charter of Rights and Freedoms so as to allow Jamaicans to enjoy...
GUYANA-TRADE-Guyana president comments on failed WTO talks GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – President Bharrat Jagdeo says the collapse of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO’s) talks this week underscores the need...
ST LUCIA-ECONOMY-Warning for trade unions in St Lucia CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – A senior private sector official is calling on trade union in St Lucia to exercise caution when seeking increased wages for...
GRENADA-LABOUR- Electricity workers call off strike ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - Workers at the Grenada Electricity Company (GRENLEC) returned to their jobs on Friday ending four days of industrial...
TURKS & CAICOS-CORRUPTION- Probe begins into government activities PROVIDENCIALES, CMC – The Turks and Caicos authorities Friday said that preliminary proceedings have started into allegations of corruption against...
ANTIGUA-PASSPORT-Opposition party denies involvement in passport scam ST JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC – The main opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) has dismissed allegations that one of its members was involved in providing...
GUYANA-EMANCIPATION-Guyana supports calls for compensation for slavery GORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana Friday observed the 170th anniversary of the abolition of slavery with President Bharrat Jagdeo backing calls for...
TRINIDAD-EMANCIPATION-Emancipate yourself with education says Ghanaian leader PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Visiting Ghanaian head of state, John Agyekum Kufuor Friday urged Africans worldwide to educate themselves properly so...
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...