ST KITTS-AID-New fiscal project for Eastern Caribbean

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Canada is providing CAN$7.2 million (US$6.7 million) towards a debt management advisory service for the Eastern...

GRENADA-POLITICS-New Parliamentary session begins

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC – The first parliamentary session in Grenada since the July 8 general elections, started on Tuesday with the new...

DOMINICA-POLITICS-Opposition parties renew calls for electoral reform

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC -Two opposition parties in Dominica have renewed calls for electoral reform ahead of the next general elections,...

ANTIGUA-CRIME-Fifth charged in connection with British couple murder

ST JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda police have charged a fifth person in connection with the murders of a British man and woman who were...

CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-Talk of political union sparks concern

By Ben Meade BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Jamaica says plans by four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to move towards a political union by...

HAITI-WEATHER-Haitian authorities revise fatality count

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haitian authorities have revised downwards, the number of persons killed when an overcrowded bus attempted to cross a...

DOMINICA-MEDIA-Opposition to new broadcast legislation growing

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The minority opposition Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) Tuesday expressed concern over plans by the Roosevelt Skerrit government...

BARBADOS-AID-Barbados gets funding for statistical project

WASHINGTON, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Tuesday announced it had approved a US$5 million loan for Barbados to modernise its...

ST LUCIA-TRADE-St Lucia to delay signing EPA

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St Lucia government Monday said it would delay signing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European...

GUYANA-CARIFESTA-Guyana says security tight for festival

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana’s National Security Minister Clement Rohee is promising tight security during the 10-day Caribbean Festival of Arts...

GRENADA-POLITICS-Roman Catholic Bishop denies promoting NDC on pulpit

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada’s Roman Catholic Bishop Vincent Darius has denied a newspaper report that he encouraged members of his...

NEW YORK-CRIME-Trinidadian woman guilty of killing husband

NEW YORK, CMC - A New York court has found Trinidadian Kelly Forbes guilty of first-degree manslaughter for strangling her American-born husband last...

GUYANA-SOCIETY-Initiative to help ease ethnic tension

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana has signed a three-year multi-million dollar programme with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to help...

TRINIDAD-RIGHTS-New legislation to deal with death penalty in Trinidad

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it will seek to amend existing legislation to make it easier to carry out the...

ANTIGUA-CRIME-Police charge two young men with the murder of British couple

ST JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC- Two men appeared in court on Monday charged with the murder of a British couple while on their honeymoon here last month.

CARIBBEAN-POLITICS- Academic backs Trinidad-OECS union
GRENADA-NO US visa for former Grenada Prime Minister
ST LUCIA-BANANAS-Workers dismissed by embattled banana company
JAMAICA-WEATHER-One killed as Tropical Storm Fay brings heavy rains to Jamaica
TRINIDAD-RIGHTS-Trinidad government urged to state position on death penalty
ANTIGUA-CRIME-Police charge two more in the death of British couple
ST VINCENT-POLICE-St Vincent police to get help from New York counterparts
ST LUCIA-TOURISM-Layoffs and closure highlight plight of tourism sector in St Lucia
CARIBBEAN-WEATHER-Tropical Storm Fay leaves many dead
ANTIGUA-JUSTICE-Police narrow focus in search of killers of British couple