•  BARBADOS-TRADE-Foreign Minister says EPA “most liberal” deal signed in last 30 years

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Foreign Affairs Minister Chris Sinckler says the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU)...

•  CARICOM-TECHNOLOGY-ICT action plan due in September

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Information Communication and Technologies (ICT) Steering Committee is to develop an...

•  ST VINCENT-TOURISM-Spanish group to operate multi-million dollar property

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Financiers of a multi-million dollar hotel project here have denied reports of a shortage of funds as the Spanish hotel...

•  BARBADOS-ENERGY- Barbados told to brace for “long hot summer”

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC –Prime Minister David Thompson Monday told Barbadians to brace themselves for “a long, hot summer” as he announced new...

•  CARIBBEAN-TOURISM-Caribbean seeking to deal with reduced US airlines operations to the region

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says the region is facing a stiff challenge finding ways...

•  ST LUCIA-BUSINESS-Conference to examine challenges to region’s small businesses

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC - Entrepreneurs and public sector officials from the Commonwealth Caribbean will meet in St. Lucia Tuesday in an attempt to...

•  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...