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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…
‘Dudus’ was a threat to national security – JDF ex-boss
Kingston, Jamaica -- Major General Stewart Saunders, former chief of defence staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), on Tuesday testified that Christopher 'Dudus' Coke was a threat to national security and that he had been under…
St Lucia records 6.4 percent tourism arrival growth for first five months of 2015
Castries, St Lucia -- Saint Lucia joins the rest of the Caribbean in celebrating increases in visitor arrivals in 2015. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) announced that visitor arrivals to the region were up 6% at the end of the…
Caribbean anti-corruption commissions gather at Commonwealth conference in Grenada
St George’s, Grenada -- Anti-corruption commissions from across the Caribbean are gathering in Grenada this week for a Commonwealth conference aimed at boosting regional cooperation and sharing innovations in the fight against graft.
The…
CARICOM states urged to give CCJ 10th anniversary gift of ‘full accession’
Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), in April, celebrated 10 years of existence as the regional court for the Caribbean.
President of the CCJ, Sir Dennis Byron, in a statement issued to mark the milestone,…
Grenada to benefit from US$1.5 million charitable donation by the Vatican
St George’s, Grenada -- Grenada will be the beneficiary of a £1 million (US$1.587 million) charitable aid package from the Vatican.
This was announced by Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, Grand Prior of the Constantinian Order and…
Caribbean slow to adopt new internet technology
Roseau, Dominica -- In the Caribbean, we routinely use our smartphones, tablets, laptops and other connected devices for work, play and everything in-between.
Every device connected to the Internet is identified by a unique address and,…
Release of new electoral list in St Vincent and the Grenadines delayed one week
Kingstown, St Vincent -- The Electoral Office in St Vincent and the Grenadines has advised that the list of names to be removed from the voters list would not be published on Friday June 19, as earlier announced.
According to supervisor of…
Unpaid millions could delay extradition of David Smith
Kingston, Jamaica (AP) -- US officials may have to wait a little longer for the extradition of a Jamaican financier convicted of running a Ponzi scheme that bilked $220 million from investors across central Florida and the Caribbean.
David…
Mexico supporting agricultural project in 13 C’bean countries
Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Mexico is supporting a new initiative promoting vitro cloning of tropical plants in 13 Caribbean countries.
The project, which is being carried out with support from the Inter-American Institute for…