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Trinidad government threatened with ‘avalanche’ of secrets
Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Former FIFA vice president and Trinidad Member of Parliament Jack Warner, in a paid political broadcast on Wednesday, threatened to reveal an “avalanche” of secrets compiled in a series of documents that he…
Royalton luxury resort coming to Antigua with thousands of jobs
St John’s, Antigua -- A multi-million-dollar all-inclusive resort will open in Antigua in another two years, bringing with it 2,000 new jobs, government has disclosed.
The agreement for the development of the 500-room resort under the…
Region needs to revisit its business model, says Barbados minister
Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados minister of finance, Christopher Sinckler, believes the time has come for the Caribbean to re-examine how it does business.
Sinckler expressed this view on Monday, while delivering an address at the…
Over 23,000 names to be removed from voters list in St Vincent and the Grenadines
Kingstown, St Vincent -- The process of cleaning up the voters list in St Vincent and the Grenadines is soon to begin, which will see the number of registered voters significantly reduced.
In the 2010 general election there were 101,067…
Jamaica’s ministry of education falls for ‘Charlie Charlie’ viral marketing scam
Kingston, Jamaica -- Scared by the supposedly demonic potential of the internet viral “Charlie Charlie” pencil and paper game, Jamaica’s ministry of education took the unusual step to ban the supposedly evil game from within the precincts…
Bureau of Standards Jamaica to improve packaging centre and service to private sector through…
Bridgetown -- The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has announced the signing of a grant agreement between the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and the CDB. The grant is valued at EUR213, 820, and was approved under the Caribbean Forum of…
Bahamas MP slams government for employing foreign PR firm
Nassau, Bahamas -- The Christie administration’s Stronger Bahamas initiative is nothing more than a “massive propaganda program” being run by foreigners that is “shamelessly and disgracefully” paid for by taxpayers, Bahamas MP Loretta…
St Lucia government called on to clarify decision to open embassy in Taiwan
Castries, St Lucia -- The announcement on Monday by the government of Saint Lucia that it had established a full-fledged embassy in Taiwan has been described by the Lucian People’s Movement (LPM) as not only baffling from a foreign policy…
A latter day Caribbean Al Capone?
Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Al Capone, the Chicago gangster during the Prohibition era, whose name is synonymous with organised crime in America, was charged with numerous criminal offences ranging from vagrancy to murder. However, the only…
WHO lauds Health Minister for progressive strides in tobacco control
Kingston, Jamaica -- Dr Fenton Ferguson, Minister of Health, was commended by World Health Organization consultant, Dr Stella Bialous, for leading Jamaica towards full compliance of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).
He…
Gov’t obtains injunction against Police Federation
Kingston, Jamaica -- Amidst protest action from some members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force to the Goverment's five per cent wage offer, an injunction was late Tuesday obtained by the Attorney General against the Police Federation.
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Former Dominican head of state dies
Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has led the nation in paying tribute to Dr Nicholas Liverpool, Dominica’s sixth head of state, who died on Monday. He was 80 years-old.
In a radio broadcast, Skerrit praised the…
CCJ, repeal of buggery law, two issues which meet the criteria for a referendum – Opposition Leader
Kingston, Jamaica -- Leader of the Opposition Andrew Holness has made the position of his very clear regarding the issues of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) and the Buggery Law.
In a statement issued a short while ago Holness stated –…
Hurricane season begins; region warned to brace for up to 11 storms
Bridgetown, Barbados -- The 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially began on Monday, June 1, and ends November 30. The US-based National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted six to 11 named storms for this season even…
Six Caribbean banks implicated in FIFA corruption scandal
Port of Spain, Trinidad -- According to the 166-page indictment in United States vs. Jeffrey Webb, et al, in which many senior FIFA officials and others are charged with multiple counts of racketeering, money laundering and wire fraud…