JAMAICA-ECONOMY-Jamaicans to get cheaper food

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - The Jamaica government Wednesday promised citizens a gradual reduction in the price of basic food items.

TRINIDAD-POLITICS-Grenada PM urges private sector investment

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas Wednesday urged the private sector in Trinidad and Tobago to help build a new...

DOMINICA-INTEGRITY-PM names three to Integrity Commission

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said Wednesday that three persons, including a former senior Roman Catholic Church official,...

JAMAICA-CRIME-Possible visa requirement to enter Antigua

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - A senior magistrate has warned Jamaicans that they may soon need visas to enter Antigua if they do not stop sending illegal...

GUYANA-FIRE-Psychiatric ward of hospital destroyed in fire

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - The Psychiatric Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) in Guyana was Wednesday destroyed by a fire that was...

CARIBBEAN-TELECOMS-British telecoms giant to invest millions in the Caribbean

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The British telecommunication giant, Cable and Wireless, says it plans to invest more than US$400 over the next three...

ST LUCIA-POLITICS-PM brushes aside Opposition allegations

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia government has brushed aside threats of legal action by Opposition Leader Dr. Kenny Anthony over what he...

JAMAICA-TOBACCO-Laws coming to deal with tobacco

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A four-day workshop on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) has started in Jamaica with that country’s...

GUYANA-CARIFESTA-Prominent Caribbean nationals in for festival

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott and Jamaican academic Professor Rex Nettleford will be among prominent Caribbean personalities...

ANTIGUA-CRIME-Government dismisses British media reports

ST JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC - Justice Minister Collin Derrick has refuted media reports that, as a condition of sending Scotland Yard detectives to help...

DOMINICA-AGRICULTURE-Dominica seeking cheaper agricultural products from Venezuela

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government said Tuesday that it has held talks with Venezuela to provide agricultural products at a cheaper...

JAMAICA-ECONOMY-Jamaica collects millions in tax arrears

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government has collected nearly J$12 billion (US$167 million) in tax arrears during the months April to July...

CUBA-AGRICULTURE-Petrocaribe agriculture ministers meet

HAVANA, Cuba, CMC – Agriculture ministers from three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are attending the first meeting of the Petrocaribe...

CARIBBEAN-FOOD-IDB suggests new plans to deal with food prices

WASHINGTON, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Tuesday called on Latin America and Caribbean countries to strengthen social programmes...

TRINIDAD-POLITICS-Trinidad hosts mini-summit

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Five Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders will meet in Trinidad on Thursday to discuss matters relevant to the...

TRINIDAD-TRADE-Failed Doha Round provides opportunity to revive FTAA
GRENADA-CARNIVAL-Biko new Calypso Monarch
HAITI-AID-US to help increase literacy, curb HIV/AIDS in Haiti
BERMUDA-ENVIRONMENT-Inquiry launched after radioactive material sent to US
ANTIGUA-CRIME-Tough new anti-crime measures
TRINIDAD-STUDENTS-Government to evacuate nationals out of Georgia
BELIZE-CRIME-New strategies to deal with rising crime
ANTIGUA-COURT-Opposition leader appears in court
JAMAICA-SUGAR-Government seeks to allay fears within sugar industry
ST LUCIA-POLITICS-St. Lucia to push air link in Trinidad talks