Regional

Kingston, Jamaica -- The lawyers who represented Jamaican Shanique Myrie in her case against the Barbados government are yet to be paid, almost two years after the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled in her favour, according to the…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Education Minister Ronald Thwaites has said that, based on statistics, if young people remain in school, their likelihood of getting involved in criminality reduces. “Minister Bunting has statistics to show that if a…

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- The Dominica Government Tuesday ordered the closure of schools and urged public workers to remain at home as the island, still recovering from a battering it received from Tropical Storm Erika late last month, was…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- While the Barbados minister of health has called for the island’s nursing and hospice establishments, registered and unregistered, to step up to the plate, the Gentle Folks Nursing Home, which was featured by…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Ministry of Health has launched its new website and its social media platforms in a bid to provide information and facilitate feedback from the public. The launch took place last Wednesday at the Jamaica Pegasus…

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- The Dominica government said that as many as 21 schools throughout the island will remain closed even after it had indicated that the new school term would begin Monday, more than two weeks after Tropical Storm…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Political and religious leaders Monday condemned what they termed racial comments posted on social media after the People’s National Movement (PNM) came to power following the September 7th General Election.…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- The People’s Partnership coalition, ousted from government in Monday’s general election in Trinidad and Tobago, said it plans to challenge the result in court. “A decision has been taken to challenge the results…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, says the revenue intake for the first four months of the 2015/16 fiscal year, ending July 31st, totalled $127.2 billion, some $2.9…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- The Americas region, which includes the Caribbean, has been declared free of rubella. The declaration of the elimination of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome was made by the international expert…

St George’s, Grenada (GIS) -- A Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Science, Technology and Innovation Committee (CSTIC) team will visit Cuba from September 14th-17th, 2015, to explore collaboration and cooperation in the field of science and…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- A recently formed Model Arbitration Legislation Committee will review legislation from around the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region to develop a model arbitration bill. The committee, coordinated by the Canadian…

Nassau, Bahamas -- A joint task force from Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) seized 2,842 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated wholesale value of over $2.5 million during three separate law enforcement operations in The Bahamas…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Broadcasting Commission is to get a permanent home at 9 Central Avenue in Kingston, following Cabinet’s approval of the $95 million property. This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for…

Port of Spain, Trinidad, CMC -- The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) has dismissed a claim by former Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar that her coalition People’s Partnership had been denied victory in Monday’s general election…