JAMAICA-CRIME-Three killed during shootout with police

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – At least three people were killed and three police officers injured during a shootout in the capital on Monday, police and...

CARICOM-SUMMIT-COMMUNIQUE

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The following is the text of the communiqué issued here on Monday following the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...

BARBADOS-ESTIMATES-Government expects major cash shortfall

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC - The Barbados government is expecting a major financial shortfall this year, Prime Minister David Thompson said Monday.

GRENADA-ECONOMY-Hoteliers protest new tax measures

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada Hotel and Tourism Association (GHTA) says the decision to impose a 1.5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on...

JAMAICA-POLITICS-PM denies pressure from United States

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Prime Minister Bruce Golding has denied reports that the United States is holding up the accreditation of a new Jamaican...

BAHAMAS-ACCIDENTS-Opposition party wants traffic laws implemented

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The main opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is calling on The Bahamas government to implement laws dealing with the...

CARIBBEAN-DEVELOPMENT-Region to benefit from special IDB grants

WASHINGTON, CMC – Caribbean countries are to benefit from financial grant approved by the Multilateral Investment Fund (FOMIN) to finance new...

CARIBBEAN-STRIKE-Tourism officials worried over British Airways strike

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Monday warned of the potential impact that a strike by the cabin...

TRINIDAD-POLITICS-Former minister warned against voting against Prime Minister

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The leader of Government Business in the Parliament, Colm Imbert, says former housing minister Dr. Keith Rowley would...

GUYANA-LABOUR-Union seeking international help in fight against Russian owned company

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) said it is seeking international support in its prolonged...

TRNIDAD-INTEGRITY-New Integrity Commission sworn into office

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A new five-member Integrity Commission was sworn into office on Monday, less than a years after the last group of...

BARBADOS-ESTIMATES-Government to present financial estimates to Parliament

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC - The David Thompson administration will on Monday lay in Parliament its Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the...

BARBADOS-ENTERTAINMENT-Jamaican dancehall stars at centre of row

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC - Two controversial Jamaican dancehall artistes have found themselves at the centre of a row over indiscipline among the...

ANGUILLA-FINANCE-Government targets highest international standards

THE VALLEY, Anguilla, CMC - The government of this British Overseas Territory says it putting measures in place to ensure that the island’s financial...

GRENADA-ENVIRONMENT-World sculptors to bid for a place in underwater park

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - Sculptors from around the world are to compete for a place in Grenada’s underwater sculpture park, which has become a...

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HAITI-EARTHQUAKE-Momentum builds for technical meeting in Dominican Republic
JAMAICA-HEALTH-Labour Minister tells nurses take what you can get now
ANTIGUA-STANFORD-PM defends silence on SVC smear campaign; appoints lawyer to lead response
TRINIDAD-DROUGHT-Authorities announce further water restrictions
HAITI-POLITICS-Preval wants presidential poll as soon as possible
ST VINCENT-FISH-Consumers warned about purchasing poisonous fishes
TRINIDAD-CRIME-Another drug bust off Trinidadian waters
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JAMAICA-COMMISSION-Government wants PSC to decide fate of public servants implicated in deadly fire