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Warner’s extradition papers delivered to T&T
Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Official documentation requesting the extradition of Independent Liberal Party (ILP) leader and former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner has been delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.…
St Kitts-Nevis disability associations visit Montserrat
Brades, Montserrat -- Recently Montserrat was blessed with a visit from two special visitors from St Kitts. They were Anthony Mills, president of the St Kitts-Nevis Association for Persons with Disabilities, and Rockliffe Bowen, president…
Caribbean integrity commissions form new Commonwealth body to fight corruption
St George’s, Grenada -- National authorities from 12 Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean have joined forces to establish a new regional body to enhance transparency and help fight corruption.
The Association of Integrity Commissions…
Answers sought regarding legal cost to St Lucia of controversial oil exploration agreement
Castries, St Lucia -- Saint Lucia’s prime minister, Dr Kenny Anthony, has been called on to apprise the nation of the legal costs involved in the government’s ongoing efforts to settle an ill-fated agreement purporting to grant oil…
CARICOM “strongly objects” to EU tax haven blacklist
Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- More than a week after the European Union named 13 Caribbean countries among a list of 30 nations deemed as tax havens, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping has taken strong objection to the Europe’s…
Trinidad hit by earthquake
Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 rocked Trinidad and Tobago late Thursday night, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury, the Seismic Unit of the University of the West Indies (UWI)…
CDF funds renewable energy project in St Lucia
Castries, St Lucia -- The government of Saint Lucia has signed a grant agreement with the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) for funding of the St Lucia National Trust (SLNT) renewable energy project in the sum of 71,749 Euros.
The agreement…
Exploration to continue in Guyana’s exclusive economic zone, says president
Georgetown, Guyana (GINA) -- President David Granger has assured US oil company Exxon Mobil that it has nothing to fear in terms of its current operations in Guyana’s waters, as the company has the backing of the Guyana government and…
J’cans among 420 deported from Bahamas
Nassau, Bahamas (CMC) -- The Bahamas Government says it has deported more 420 people during the first 23 days of this month, with the majority of them being Haitian nationals.
Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said that the authorities…
T&T PM fed up of ‘gruesome twosome’ Warner, Rowley
Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has served notice she has no intention of responding to the constant attacks levelled against her by corruption-accused Jack Warner.
At a meeting in Debe…
Antigua-Barbuda PM calls on EU Commission to apologize and withdraw tax haven list
St John’s, Antigua -- In a strongly worded letter to Ambassador Mikael Barford, head of the Delegation of the European Union to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has documented his government’s impassioned…
CARICOM single market on the march, says Barbados PM
Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- The single market component of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy is “on the march”, says Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, while the single economy element has been a little more challenging because…
Antigua PM calls for EU to apologize for and withdraw tax haven list
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda -- Antigua and Barbuda has written to the European Union’s representative in the Caribbean, strongly objecting to the twin-island nation being named a tax haven and calling on the EU to apologize and withdraw…
Prime Minister Skerrit condemns Dominican Republic
Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Tuesday condemned the decision by the Dominican Republic to deport people of Haitian descent, describing the situation as a “major human rights issues”.
The Dominican Republic gave…
Caricom calls on Dominican Republic to halt deportation policy
Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- The Caribbean Community (Caricom) grouping Tuesday called on the Dominican Republic to halt its policy of deporting people of Haitian descent and “avoid creating a humanitarian crisis in region”.
The Dominican…