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Bridgetown, Barbados -- Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has accused the trade union movement of using bullying and blackmail tactics as the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) and the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) prepare to stage an…

Georgetown, Guyana -- The Working People’s Alliance (WPA), a member of the ruling coalition, has criticised the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) over the statement on the recently escalated maritime border between Guyana and Venezuela issued…

Georgetown, Guyana (GINA) -- Attorney general and minister of legal affairs, Basil Williams said that the Guyana government will be examining acting Chief Justice Ian Chang’s ruling that the presidential term limit is unconstitutional. On…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Almost two weeks after his first attempt failed, Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development Donville Inniss will make another effort to avert a national strike by the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- A debate between Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley, has been postponed. In a letter dated July 3, Lorraine O’Connor, a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Debates…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- CARICOM is considering a proposal for the region to pursue gradual write-off of its multilateral debt as a means of economic prosperity. The debt relief strategy was put forward by the Economic Commission of…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- Guyana Thursday dismissed claims by Venezuela that it was seeking to provoke and isolate the Spanish-speaking country as both nations stepped up their war of words in their ongoing border dispute. President…

St George’s, Grenada -- How to remain competitive in the global tourism industry was the context of discussions during the second meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Council of Ministers of Tourism held in Grenada…

St. John’s, Antigua -- Prime Minister Gaston Browne has declared he had no part in, and does not agree with, the decision to mandate CARICOM’s Bureau to recommend a candidate for the post of Commonwealth Secretary-General. And he has made…

Nassau, Bahamas -- China Construction America (CCA) claims that it has not been paid by the Baha Mar megaresort in The Bahamas since February, and one insider has asserted to the Nassau Guardian that, since the company hasn’t been paid the…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Organisation of American States (OAS) said Thursday that they intend to send a special mission to the Dominican Republic and Haiti to gather information on the situation of Haitian migrants in the field, and,…

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…

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:…

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,…

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…