Regional

Kingstown, St Vincent -- In order to enhance coordination in combating the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) hosted a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) bilateral workshop with the United…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Trade Minister Vasant Bharath has described the current shortage of foreign exchange in Trinidad and Tobago as a typical phenomenon of a pre-election period. General elections are due to be held on September 7.…

Castries, St Lucia (CMC) -- The St Lucia government Wednesday urged citizens not to be complacent as Tropical Storm Danny gains strength as it approaches the Lesser Antilles. “We are nearly at the halfway point of the 2015 Atlantic…

Kingston, Jamaica -- A gay prostitute was on Tuesday reprimanded by a magistrate for repeating a claim that the district constable he’s charged with robbing was a client of his, instead of answering her question. Twenty-one-year-old…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- The United States Embassy in Trinidad on Sunday distanced itself and the US government from remarks made a political rally in Port of Spain on Saturday on behalf of the opposition People’s National Movement’s…

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- A new variety of breadfruit will be introduced to Dominica to mark the 128th anniversary of the birth of Jamaican national hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey. On Monday, just under 400 high yielding and fast growing…

St George’s, Grenada (CMC) -- The Barbados-based Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) began its 46th annual general assembly here Monday with Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell urging regional media houses to fully understand their…

Kingstown, St Vincent (CMC) -- Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves says supporters of his Unity Labour party (ULP), must prepare themselves for the upcoming general election. Gonsalves, who has already indicated that the people of St Vincent…

Hamilton, Bermuda (CMC) -- A Jamaican who claimed his constitutional rights were infringed because he was not allowed to apply for parole after serving a third of a jail sentence has won a landmark victory in Bermuda's Supreme Court.…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- A new agreement between the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) and New Fortress Energy for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel the generation of electricity is the catalyst that can…

Hamilton, Bermuda -- Why has Bermuda Governor George Fergusson remained virtually silent regarding the allegations of extortion and bribery made against ministers Craig Cannonier and Michael Fahy and MP Mark Pettingill, shadow tourism…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Flown in to Trinidad by the opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) to support its election campaign at a public rally in Port of Spain on Saturday, former New York Governor David Paterson claimed Trinidad and…

St John’s, Antigua (CMC) -- A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the ruling Antigua Labour Party (ALP) and the Opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) to begin consultations on amending the constitution to make the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Central Bank of Trinidad and Trinidad and Tobago says it has “consistently supported the foreign exchange market” as one of the country’s largest commercial banks announced it was suspending the sale of…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Members of the international community need to do much more than “study the situation” of developing states in economic crises; they need to develop a plan to assist them in debt recovery. That view was…