Regional

Castries, St Lucia -- A coroner’s jury in Saint Lucia has determined that the death of a 22-year-old man in a police lockup in October 2013 was “unlawful”, raising more questions as to human rights abuses in a country that is already under…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Police officers from the Narcotics Division and personnel from the Jamaica Customs Agency seized cocaine weighing 9.9 kilograms (21.7l pounds) at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston, on Monday.…

St George’s, Grenada -- Alexandra Otway, whose appointment as minister of implementation took effect in December 2014, has been promoting Grenada across the world. Starting in early July, she travelled with Micha Emmett, managing director…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), in partnership with the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association, on Friday held a workshop on Developing Viable and Sustainable Tourism Products: The Singapore Model. The…

St George’s, Grenada -- The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) at the University of the West Indies has reported that the activity levels at the Kick-‘em-Jenny submarine volcano just off the north coast of Grenada has reduced significantly over…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian has entreated the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM) to match the resort developer’s pledged $200 million jump-start for the stalled mega resort in a bid to stop general contractor China…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Citing political bias, corruption accused Jack Warner has instructed his attorneys to seek judicial review of his extradition proceedings. Warner, leader of the Independent Liberal Party (ILP),…

St John’s, Antigua -- Regional air carrier LIAT has advised the travelling public that, while it was operating its normal scheduled services to/from Trinidad, customers should expect delays due to extensive airport authority security checks…

Hamilton, Bermuda -- A pre-Joint Ministerial Council meeting of British Overseas Territory leaders was held last week in Bermuda to discuss issues of mutual interest and the forthcoming Joint Ministerial Council Meeting (JMC) with UK…

St George’s, Grenada -- The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) at the University of the West Indies has recorded reduced activity levels at the Kick em’ Jenny submarine volcano 10 km (6 miles) off the north coast of Grenada, following the two…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Bahamas Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson was due to return to Beijing, China, at the weekend for the resumption of negotiations between bankrupt megaresort Baha Mar and its Chinese partners, Prime Minister Perry…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Fifteen months after former independent senator and prominent local attorney, Dana Seetahal, was assassinated in Port of Spain, Trinidad, 11 men have been charged with her murder. At a press conference, the lead…

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad (AP) -- Trinidad and Tobago's attorney general says he has received a U.S. request for the extradition of former FIFA vice president Jack Warner on corruption charges. Garvin Nicholas told reporters Wednesday that…

Georgetown, Guyana (GINA) -- Aerswar Deonarine, deputy chief executive officer (DCEO Administration) of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Company, and Carvil Duncan, president of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions (FITUG) and a…

Nassau, Bahamas -- The Bahamas government said on Wednesday it felt “vindicated” by Justice Ian Winder’s rejection of Baha Mar’s application seeking recognition of its Chapter 11 proceedings in Delaware. The ruling means that the various…