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Regional leaders extend congratulations to Rowley

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders were extending congratulations to Dr Keith Rowley, who will be sworn in today as the new prime minister in Trinidad and Tobago, saying that they were looking forward to…

Opposition wins in Trinidad and Tobago

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Preliminary results in the Trinidad and Tobago general election held on Monday indicate that the opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) has defeated the ruling People’s Partnership coalition by 23 seats to…

Man swindles woman with promise of Canadian work permit

Kingston, Jamaica -- A man accused of swindling more than J$100,000 from a woman seeking employment in Canada, was remanded when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court recently. Charged with obtaining money by false…

Jamaica hosts PetroCaribe summit

Kingston, Jamaica -- Regional leaders arrived in Montego Bay, Jamaica, for the tenth PetroCaribe summit, which was due to take place on Saturday and Sunday. Launched in 2005, the PetroCaribe agreement allows its member countries --…

Trinidad and Tobago goes to the polls as recession looms

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Voters in Trinidad and Tobago go to the polls on Monday in a general election, largely uninformed of a worsening economic outlook. Whoever forms the government on Tuesday – the ruling People’s Partnership (PP)…

Barbados and St. Vincent sign historic maritime agreement

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have signed a treaty establishing a maritime boundary between the two countries, the first ever of its kind. Barbados’ Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, and Prime Minister…

Antigua and Barbuda takes tax haven objection to Washington

St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda -- Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to Washington has written to three members of the United States’ Congress objecting to the country’s listing as a tax haven and describing the decision to label the island…

Bahamas expands marine protected areas by 4.5 million hectares

Nassau, Bahamas -- In its commitment to the goal of tripling protection of its marine and coastal areas by 2020 under the Caribbean Challenge Initiative (CCI), The Bahamas has significantly expanded its network of marine protected areas. On…