Regional

Castries, St Lucia -- Political leader of the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) in Saint Lucia, Allen Chastanet, has been accused by a group of dissident party supporters of commissioning a poll to determine if he should remain as party…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- The transformation of the region’s education system is the major area of focus for ministers of education from the Caribbean Community (Caricom) as they attended a two-day meeting of the Caricom Council for Human…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Minister of science, technology, energy and mining, Phillip Paulwell, says Jamaica is positioning itself to derive tremendous economic and social benefits from the global nutraceutical industry, which is valued at…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Following a press conference on Tuesday held by corruption accused Jack Warner that Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar described as “a damp squib littered with lies and more lies”, she went…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Phillip Paulwell says the country is positioning itself to derive tremendous economic and social benefits from the global nutraceutical industry, which is valued…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- A senior United Nations official says Caribbean countries have very limited access to concessional financing and Official Development Assistance (ODA), with the exception of Haiti, which is classified as least…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Monday challenged opposition leader Keith Rowley to debate her one-on-one on July 30 as originally agreed. She said Trinidad and Tobago faces a crucial choice at the…

St George's, Grenada (GIS) -- The Canadian government has agreed to look into addressing the visa requirement for Grenadian citizens to enter Canada. This was the highlight of a meeting between Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell and Canada’s…

Castries, St Lucia -- Civil society and government representatives from Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) member states will on Wednesday share their issues regarding climate change as well as discuss ways of strengthening…

St John’s, Antigua -- A number of new services and non-stop routes that have been added to the summer schedule of regional carrier LIAT will come into effect on July 15 and 16. From Antigua, customers will now enjoy a new daily service to…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- While there are no reported cases of the Zika Virus (ZikV) in the island, the Minster of Health Dr Fenton Ferguson is imploring the public to continue to be vigilant in destroying breeding sites for the Aedes…

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- A magistrate Monday threw out a case against former attorney general Bernard Wiltshire after indicating that the court had “bent over backwards” to accommodate the prosecution that had been unable to prepare its…

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…