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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…
St Vincent to use EU visa waiver to lobby Canada
Kingstown, St Vincent (CMC) -- St Vincent and the Grenadines will use the visa-free travel agreement it signed with the European Union last week to re-launch its lobby for the reinstatement of a similar privilege for Vincentian passport…
Bahamas builds resilience against a surging sea
Nassau, Bahamas -- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have championed the phrase “1.5 to stay alive” in demanding that global temperature increases be kept as far below 1.5 degrees C as possible to limit the anticipated devastating…
St Lucia investment agency CEO called on to resign
Castries, St Lucia -- The leader of the Lucian People’s Movement (LPM), Therold Prudent, has called for the resignation of McHale Andrew, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Invest St Lucia, the government’s inward investment agency.…
Extradition proceedings not political, says Trinidad AG
Port of Spain, Trinidad -- The attorney general of Trinidad and Tobago, Senator Garvin Nicholas, has emphasised that the extradition proceedings currently underway against member of parliament Jack Warner following his indictment in the US…
Robber shot dead while fleeing scene
Kingston, Jamaica -- The police have reported that an unidentified man was shot dead shortly after robbing a woman on a public passenger vehicle on Sunday.
The lawmen say the incident happened about 10:45 am, when the unidentified male…
Rains flood Guyana capital and threaten three more days of the same
Georgetown, Guyana -- Twenty-four hours of heavy rainfall resulted in extensive flooding in the capital and surrounding areas yesterday and residents are being told to expect even more, as more rain and thunderstorms are forecast for the…