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LIAT’s new routes for summer 2015 take effect next week
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, July 10, 2015 - A number of new services and non-stop routes which have been added to the summer schedule of LIAT, The Caribbean Airline, will come into effect on July 15 and 16.
From Antigua, customers will…
OECS tourism ministers to meet on Thursday in Grenada
St George’s, Grenada -- The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Council of Tourism Ministers will meet for a second occasion in Grenada on Thursday. The ministerial meeting will be convened under the theme: OECS Economic Union:…
More required vacation leave for St Lucia police commissioner
Castries, St Lucia -- Commissioner of the Royal St Lucia Police Force, Vernon Francois, who was expected to return to work on June 30, has been instructed to remain on leave for another 30 days.
Almost two years ago, on August 12, 2013,…
Guyana President to address Parliament today on border dispute
Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- President David Granger will address Parliament on Thursday amid reports that Venezuela has withdrawn the controversial decree that has heightened the border dispute between the two countries.
Venezuela has also…
Health Ministry to reduce harmful consumption of alcohol by 3%
Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Ministry of Health, through the National Strategic and Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of non-communicable diseases (2013-2018), plans to reduce the harmful consumption of alcohol by three per cent…
Customs Act sent to Joint House Committee
Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Customs (Amendment) Act, which seeks to facilitate implementation of best practices and standards by Jamaica Customs, has been sent to a Joint Select Committee of Parliament for consideration.
The Bill was…
Trinidad media association criticised for hypocrisy and political bias
Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Phillip Alexander, a candidate for the Diego Martin West constituency for the new “Third Force Movement”, has taken issue with the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT), accusing it of hypocrisy and…
Chinese contractor strikes back at Bahamas megaresort developer
Nassau, Bahamas -- Baha Mar’s contractor, China Construction America (CCA), said in a statement that the Bahamas megaresort’s decision to file for bankruptcy protection in Delaware is the direct result of its failure to secure adequate…
Drug prevention programme to be developed for inmates
Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) will be working with the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) to implement a drug treatment and prevention programme within the penal system.
The aim is to reduce…
Visiting yachtsman stabbed multiple times in robbery attempt in St Lucia
Rodney Bay, St Lucia -- In an apparent attempt to rob a visiting vessel in May, a swimmer tripped over and woke the skipper who was sleeping in the cockpit of a boat anchored near shore at Reduit Beach in Saint Lucia,Caribbean Safety and…
Bahamas government moves to get back land from bankrupt developer
Nassau, Bahamas -- In the latest developments surrounding the Baha Mar crisis, the Bahamas attorney general has filed a writ seeking to claw back Crown land from the developer of the troubled Cable Beach project.
However, under its…
CARICOM summit a success, says Barbados PM
Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, considers the just-concluded 36th CARICOM heads of government meeting, held in Barbados from July 2 to 4, a success.…
St Lucia government pressed on economic citizenship proposal
Castries, St Lucia -- The Saint Lucia government’s desire to sell thousands of passports abroad in exchange for huge sums of cash through the economic citizenship by investment programme should be of concern to all Saint Lucian citizens who…
Antigua group calls for suspension of cops in alleged beating of blind man
St John’s, Antigua (CMC) -- The alleged beating of a visually impaired man in Barbuda, has prompted the president of the Antigua and Barbuda Association of Persons with Disabilities to call for the suspension of the police officers who were…
Opposition wrong on claims that general election date is illegal, says Trinidad PM
Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Claims by Trinidad and Tobago opposition leader, Dr Keith Rowley that the 2015 general election date of September 7 is illegal have been dismissed as misleading and inaccurate, according to a statement issued by…