JAMAICA-AIRLINE-New head for financially troubled national airline

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - Veteran airline executive Edward Wegel has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the financially troubled...

BARBADOS-FESTIVAL-Curtain comes down on a “successful” Crop Over

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Crop Over 2008 climaxed in Barbados on Monday, with police reporting no major incidents for the course of the month-long...

TRINIDAD-CRIME Soldiers extradited to face murder charges in US

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Four people including two members of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment were extradited to the United States on Monday...

ST LUCIA-TOURISM-St Lucia prepares for backlash from newspaper report

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia government has described as "potentially damaging", a London newspaper report that Monday gave...

HAITI-AID-European union provides assistance to Haiti

BRUSSELS, CMC – Haiti will receive US$4.6 million from the European Union to help pay for food.

TRINIDAD-COURT-Panday gets leave to challenge magistrate's ruling

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – High Court judge, Praksah Moosai, has granted former prime minister Basdeo Panday leave to challenge a decision by...

GUYANA-TRADE-Agriculture Minister says trade liberalisation still on track

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana's Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation, Dr. Henry Jeffrey, says unless the entire philosophy of...

GUYANA-CARIFESTA-Elaborate opening ceremony for festival

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana is planning an elaborate opening ceremony for the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) on August 22, Culture...

CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-Jamaica hopes to strengthen links with Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba, CMC – Jamaica will use the upcoming Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting with Cuba to strengthen its bilateral relations with Havana,...

TRINIDAD-COURT-Lenient sentences for cheating students

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Magistrate Adrian Darmanie has sentenced two students in Trinidad to community service after they pleaded guilty to...

CARIBBEAN-TRADE- CRNM says all set for EPA signing on September 2

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Director General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM), Henry Gill, says all is set for the...

ST LUCIA-DEATH-Prominent St Lucian jurist dead

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Prominent St. Lucian jurist, Parry Husbands, has died following a brief illness. He was 80 years old.

CARIBBEAN-DEVELOPMENT-CDB to finance projects in Haiti, Belize and St Lucia

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados based-Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is to pump millions of dollars into various projects in three...

DOMINICA-DEVELOPMENT-Environment group against geothermal contract

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The environmental group, Waitukubuli Ecological Foundation (WEF), Monday criticised the decision by the Dominica government...

HAITI-AID-Haiti to benefit from FAO programme

ROME, CMC – The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says it is providing US4 million worth of seeds and tools to thousands of farmers in Haiti,...

TRINIDAD-ACCIDENT-Calls for investigation into fatal bridge project
UNITED STATES-PASSPORT-US says new passport cards popular for travel to Caribbean
ANTIGUA-ECONOMY Another deadline for settling Internet Gaming dispute
ANTIGUA-TOURISM-Antigua officials express their condolences at the death of British tourists
JAMAICA-MUSIC-Popular singer charged
JAMAICA-AGRICULTURE-Cheaper fertiliser for Jamaican farmers
CARIBBEAN-AIDS-Warning for Caribbean countries
ANTIGUA-DEATH-British tourist, shot in attack, dies
JAMAICA-CRIME-Two policemen killed in separate incidents
JAMAICA-POLICE-Senior cop expected to be charged soon