JAMAICA-POLITICS-Junior Minister resigns amid allegations of bribery KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Junior Minister of Transport and Works, Joseph Hibbert, has resigned amid allegations that government officials had been...
ST VINCENT-POLITICS-Prime Minister ordered to rest KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC - Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has been ordered to rest because of his recent hectic travel schedule, Acting Prime...
UPDATE-ST KITTS-POLITICS-New judge to hear opposition moves to block plans for new constituency... BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – High Court judge Francis Belle Tuesday agreed to recuse himself from hearing arguments in an injunction preventing the...
GUYANA-CHOCOLATES-Consumers warned about purchasing worm infected chocolates GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Health authorities Tuesday warned consumers about purchasing worm-infested Cadbury chocolates that were being “sold at...
UPDATE-BERMUDA-POLITICS-Premier re-shuffles Cabinet following Minister’s death HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC -- Premier Ewart Brown was forced to make changes to his Cabinet on Tuesday following the sudden death of his Health Minister...
GRENADA-POLITICS-Opposition leader evicted from Parliament ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - Opposition members walked out of the Grenada Parliament on Tuesday in solidarity with their leader Dr. Keith Mitchell,...
CARIBBEAN-EDUCATION-New project to get regional students thinking more PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) has signed an agreement with the Institute of Critical Thinking...
STANFORD-PROBE-Investors sue Antigua over Stanford’s alleged fraud HOUSTON, Texas, CMC – The government of Antigua and Barbuda has been sued in a United States federal court by investors from four countries claiming...
ST KITTS-POLITICS-Judge asked to recuse himself as legal wrangling continues ahead of general... BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Lawyers representing the state are moving to have High Court judge Francis Belle recuse himself from hearing arguments in...
URGENT-BERMUDA-POLITICS-Premier retains control of ruling party, but Health Minister dies HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Embattled Premier Ewart Brown has retained control of the ruling Progressive Labour Party's (PLP) but his administration was...
URGENT-TURKS AND CAICOS-POLITICS-Governor announces partial suspention of constitution PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, CMC - Governor Gordon Wetherell on Monday announced a partial suspension of the constitution of this...
STANFORD-CRIME-Former finance chief pleads not guilty HOUSTON, Texas, CMC – The attorney for James M. Davis, the former finance chief of the Stanford Financial Group, says his client is expected to plead...
TRINIDAD-POLITICS-Prime Minister rejects offer of resignation from his Attorney General PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Patrick Manning Monday rejected an offer of resignation from his embattled Attorney General John...
DOMINICA-ECONOMY-IMF approves funds for Dominica WASHINGTON, CMC - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday approved US$5.1 million to Dominica under the rapid-access component of the Exogenous...
GUYANA-RELATIONS-Guyana and Venezuela deepen relations GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - Guyana and Venezuela will collaborate on a number of projects under a new cooperation agreement targeting the illegal drugs...