CANADA-DISASTER-Canada to provide hurricane relief to Caribbean

QUEBEC CITY, Canada, CMC - The Canadian government has promised relief assistance for Caribbean countries devastated by the passage of hurricanes and...

JAMAICA-JUSTICE-Public Defender wants prisoners put to work

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Public Defender Earl Witter wants people convicted of major crimes to be put to work, while in prison, so they can earn...

JAMAICA-WEATHER-Scores of Jamaicans airlifted out of Turks and Caicos

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Scores of Jamaicans were on Friday flown home from the Turks and Caicos Islands by national carrier Air Jamaica as that...

ST LUCIA-LABOUR-Showdown looms between government, teachers

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - Government and public sector teachers appear headed for a showdown next week after union bosses indicated that educators...

CARIBBEAN-DISASTER-UN provides emergency aid to Caribbean hurricane victims

UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations says it is providing emergency assistance to a number of countries in the Caribbean that have been badly...

CARIBBEAN-WEATHER-Bahamas, Turks and Caicos brace for Hurricane Ike

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Residents of the Bahamas as the Turks and Caicos Islands continued to brace for Hurricane Ike which is expected to churn...

TRINIDAD-POLITICS-TT hosts meeting on proposed political union

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - The first meeting of the committee set up to work out the means by which three Eastern Caribbean states and Trinidad...

BERMUDA-LABOUR-Promise of crackdown on illegal foreigners

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - More Bermudians are turning in illegal residents to the authorities, Immigration Minister David Burch said as he announced a...

JAMAICA-WEATHER-Jamaicans flown out of Turks and Caicos

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - Prime Minister Bruce Golding has instructed national airline Air Jamaica to assist citizens in the Turks and Caicos Islands...

BERMUDA-LABOUR-Promise of crackdown on illegal foreigners

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - More Bermudians are turning in illegal residents to the authorities, Immigration Minister David Burch said as he announced a...

CARIBBEAN-WEATHER-Bahamas, Turks and Caicos warned about Ike

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The leaders of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos have been warning citizens to brace for the approaching Hurricane Ike,...

JAMAICA-TRAVEL-Controversy over guarantee to American Airlines

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Controversy is brewing in Jamaica over a decision by government to give a US$4.5 million guarantee to American Airlines (AA)...

ST LUCIA-MEDIA-Commonwealth workshop on reporting price increases

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - Journalists from the Caribbean and other regions of the Commonwealth will participate in a one-day training workshop...

ST LUCIA-LABOUR-PM moves to avert strike

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - Prime Minister Stephenson King will seek to avert strike action by St. Lucia’s public servants when he meets with public...

HAITI-POLITICS-New government approved

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – A new government, led by Prime Minister Michèle Pierre-Louis, took over in Haiti late Thursday after the Senate gave the...

TRINIDAD-LABOUR-Government’s Olympic celebrations criticised
ANTIGUA-DISASTER-CARICOM to discuss relief for hurricane victims
JAMAICA-DISASTER-Disaster officials still trying to reach marooned communities
ANTIGUA-TRADE-CARICOM chairman wants clear regional position on EPA
DOMINICA-GOVERNANCE-Journalist files complaint to new Integrity Commission
ST VINCENT-COURT-Family court halts rape charges against PM
CARIBBEAN-WEATHER-Bahamas keeping close eye on Hurricane Ike
ST LUCIA-PROTEST-Groups to protest development at heritage site
DOMINICA-TRADE-Government to sign EPA amid concerns
GRENADA-POLITICS-Government rejects charges over welfare programme