Regional

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has urged Dominicans to take precautionary measures even though Tropical Storm Grace is expected to weaken on Tuesday as it moves closer towards the Lesser Antilles. The…

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…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Bonds between the Dominican Republic and Haitian business communities were strengthened when a cooperation agreement between The Federation of Chambers of Commerce of the Dominican Republic (FEDOCAMARAS) and the…

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 --…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Bahamas Supreme Court Chief Justice Ian Winder on Friday approved the appointment of a joint provisional liquidator, granting the government’s application for three professionals from KRyS Global and AlixPartners Services…

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)…

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…

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…

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…

St John’s, Antigua -- The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will present “Climate Fest” from September 6 – 8, 2015 at the Botanical Gardens, St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. The OECS Climate Fest is an awareness building…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will send a CARICOM electoral observer mission to monitor the general elections to be held in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday, September 7, 2015. The chief of mission is Orrette…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Barbados says the annual rate of HIV infection cases is on the decline. Health Minister John Boyce, who did not give figures, says this is due to the expanded use of anti-retroviral therapy in the HIV…

Brades, Montserrat -- The British overseas territories of Montserrat and the British Virgin Islands have both mobilised support for Dominica following the passage of Tropical Storm Erika. The government of Montserrat, with UK Department…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CDEMA) -- The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has ramped up the mobilisation of response teams following the declaration of the special disaster areas by the government of Dominica. As of Monday…

St John’s, Antigua (CMC) -- Education Minister Michael Browne says students from Dominica who were in Antigua and Barbuda during the passage of Tropical Storm Erika, will be permitted to attend schools here but with certain specifications.…