•  BAHAMAS-TRADE- Bahamas ready to sign EPA accord

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC- The Bahamas says it has every intention of signing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Europe, warning there could be...

•  CARIBBEAN-TELECOMMUNCATIONS-Cable and Wireless to cut jobs in restructuring move

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Telecommunications giant Cable and Wireless has announced it will cut jobs as part of a move to restructure its Caribbean...

•  TRINIDAD-EMPLOYMENT-Oil company retrenches more than 100 workers

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – British Petroleum Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) says it will lay off more than 100 workers, including 21 expatriates, as...

•  BAHAMAS-AID-IDB provides multi-million loan to Bahamas

WASHINGTON, CMC – The Inter American Development Bank (IDB) Thursday announced the approval of a US$100 million loan to help finance the road network...

•  CARIBBEAN-DEVELOPMENT-OECS business group to visit Canada

ONTARIO, CMC – A high-powered delegation from the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is to visit the Canadian provinces of...

•  DOMINICA-ENERGY-Dominicans urged to seek alternative energy sources

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC - Dominicans are being urged to acquire private generators to meet their electricity needs after the island's sole supply, the...

•  ANTIGUA-TRADE-Antigua, US officials to meet on online gaming dispute

WASHINGTON, CMC – Officials from Antigua and Barbuda will meet with representatives of the United States Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) Friday...

•  SURINAME-INDUSTRY-India investor to develop palm oil project in Suriname

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC - One of India’s largest industrial companies, Food, Fats and Fertilisers Ltd. (FFF), has signed a Memorandum of...

•  CARIBBEAN-TOURISM-Region urged to invest in human resource development

TORTOLA, BVI, CMC - A top Caribbean tourism official has called on the region to develop a brand of tourism that is people centred.

•  GUYANA-AVIATION-US carrier pulls out of Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – As high world oil prices threaten the region's tourism industry, Guyana has become the first Caribbean destination to feel...