GUYANA-POLITICS-Opposition wants national recognition for former leader

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Twenty three years after the death of its leader, Forbes Burnham, the main opposition People's National Congress/Reform...

GUYANA-POLITICS-NACTA poll finds widespread disenchantment with government

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A poll conducted by the North American Caribbean Teachers Association (NACTA) has found widespread disenchantment with the...

JAMAICA-INDEPENDENCE-Jamaica marks 46th anniversary of political independence

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica marked the 46th anniversary of its political independence from Britain on Wednesday with Prime Minister Bruce...

MEXICO-AIDS-Former US president lauds PANCAP project

by Desmond Brown MEXICO CITY, Mexico, CMC – An ambitious plan by the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) to achieve universal access...

JAMAICA-CRIME-Senior police officer to reappear in court next month

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - Superintendent Harry Daley will reappear in court on September 10 on charges of extortion and breaching the Corruption...

BERMUDA-FINANCE-Contrasting financial positions for banks operating in Bermuda

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Bermuda's two largest banks reported contrasting financial performances during the past few months as the credit crunch in...

JAMAICA-AWARDS-Jamaica honours citizens

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Professor Abraham Anthony Chen, who was part of a United Nations Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change that won the...

JAMAICA-TRADE- Trade unions oppose EPA

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) is calling on the Bruce Golding government to postpone signing the Economic...

ST LUCIA-CRIME-PM welcomes religious groups involvement in fight

CASTRIES, St .Lucia, CMC - Prime Minister Stephenson King has welcomed the involvement of religious organisations in the fight against crime in St....

TRINIDAD-CRIME-Thieves break into residence of Police Commissioner

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Police officers in Trinidad are carrying out investigations to determine who broke into the official residence of the...

CARIBBEAN-WOMEN-Caribbean women to benefit from new IDB programme

WASHINGTON, CMC - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it has received funding for promoting women's political participation and...

GUYANA-POLITICS-No plans to extend term of President Jagdeo

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A senior official of the ruling People's Progressive Party (PPP) has dismissed media reports that efforts had been made at...

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
HAITI-AID-European union provides assistance to Haiti
TRINIDAD-COURT-Panday gets leave to challenge magistrate's ruling
GUYANA-TRADE-Agriculture Minister says trade liberalisation still on track
GUYANA-CARIFESTA-Elaborate opening ceremony for festival
CARIBBEAN-POLITICS-Jamaica hopes to strengthen links with Cuba
TRINIDAD-COURT-Lenient sentences for cheating students
CARIBBEAN-TRADE- CRNM says all set for EPA signing on September 2
ST LUCIA-DEATH-Prominent St Lucian jurist dead
CARIBBEAN-DEVELOPMENT-CDB to finance projects in Haiti, Belize and St Lucia