Regional

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Caribbean leaders have still not decided on a consensus candidate for the soon-to-be vacant post of Commonwealth Secretary-General. CARICOM chairman and Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart stated that a decision…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Outgoing CARICOM chairman, Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie, urged his colleague leaders to pay more attention to the educating and employing young people. He also made a call for more emphasis to be placed on…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The National Water Commission (NWC) is looking at reactivating several of its unused wells, as part of short-term measures to alleviate the impact of the prevailing drought. This is deemed a viable option to…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Young people hoping to transform their business ideas into successful enterprises are set to benefit from the creation of a new Commonwealth alliance to promote youth entrepreneurship across the Caribbean and…