•  DOMINICA-ENERGY-Environmental group wants a halt to construction of oil refinery

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government is being asked to abandon plans to establish an oil refinery on the island.

•  ST LUCIA-BUDGET-St Lucia PM presents budget

by Ernie Seon CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC - Prime Minister Stephenson King Monday night presented a largely tax-free EC$1.2 billion (US$444 million)...

•  GRENADA-BUSINESS-Grenada government files petition to re-organise bank

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada government Tuesday said it had filed a petition for the reorganization of the financially-strapped Capital...

•  TRINIDAD-MEDIA-Trinidad government to review advertising strategy

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it will be reviewing its advertising strategy to ensure that there is in fact...

•  TRINIDAD-ECONOMY-Central Bank Governor warns about increased inflation

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Central Bank Governor Ewart Williams has called for a reduction in government spending and is warning that increasing...

•  GRENADA-BUSINESS- Barbados-based company acquires Grenada Cablevision

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – A Barbados-based communications company has announced the acquisition of Grenada Cablevision Limited, but staff and...

•  CARIBBEAN-TOURISM-CTO head says tourism dynamics need to be explored

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace has said that a better...

•  CARIBBEAN-LABOUR-Caribbean employers to discuss impact of CSME

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The impact the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and economy (CSME) is having on the national employer...

•  JAMAICA-BUDGET-New Jamaica government presents first budget

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- The six-month old Jamaica government has presented its first national budget of J$489 billion (US$6.8 billion) with motorists...

•  GUYANA-SUGAR-GuySuco assures local consumers of the availability of sugar

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC- The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has assured local consumers that it will be able to meet their demands even as it...