Regional

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Prime Minister Portia Simpson has commended the volunteers who came out to work on the Rudolf Elder Park in Morant Bay, St Thomas, which was the National Labour Day project. She said the strong turnout of…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- A magistrate has ordered former Guyana president Bharrat Jagdeo that he should not leave the country without the court’s permission after he appeared in court on Monday on the charge of making racially divisive…

St George, Barbados -- Gentle Folks Nursing Home located on breezy grounds, coconut tree-trimmed streets and the quiet of St George in Barbados is under investigation by the island’s ministry of health compliance officers following reports…

Georgetown, Guyana (GINA) -- Guyana looks to be set to join the group of oil producing nations, as news was made public by ExxonMobil that it has found a deposit of a 'significant' amount of oil in the Stabroek Block, some 120 nautical…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has said the general election date will be announced once Parliament is dissolved on June 17. Addressing the TV6 town meeting at the Plaza Siparia…

Havana, Cuba, (CMC) -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, has presented former Cuban President, Fidel Castro the Order of the Serbian Republic. The order was given to the former president for his “outstanding contribution to developing…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Three local internet service providers (ISPs) signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to establish the Barbados Internet Exchange (BARIX). Representatives of Cable and Wireless (Barbados) Limited,…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- The registrar of the Integrity Commission in Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday indicated that that there are no or insufficient grounds for continuing its investigation into the so-called ‘emailgate’ allegations and…

Castries, St Lucia -- Following an emergency meeting of the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) executive in Saint Lucia on Monday, reportedly for the purpose of requesting all opposition parliamentarians to resign their seats in order to…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- The main Opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) maintaining that the May 11 regional and general elections had been flawed, says it plans to embark on country-wide protest action. In a statement,…

St George’s, Grenada (CRFM) -- In a milestone development for the region, fisheries ministers recently endorsed a new declaration on spiny lobster -- a highly traded marine species in the Caribbean -- at the ninth meeting of the Ministerial…

Castries, St Lucia -- The government of Saint Lucia said on Monday that it has become aware of an Associated Press story dated May 15, reporting that "thirty eight Cubans caught trying to sail to the United States had tourist visas to the…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- Police Monday confirmed the discovery of six bodies after a mine caved-in on Sunday following heavy rains at Mowasi in Region Eight. The authorities said they were searching for four others missing and feared…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Three teenagers, charged after a 14-year-old girl alleged she was raped six times, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate yesterday. The three aged 18, 17 and 15 years were not called upon to…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Assistance to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region in drafting legislation to further regional integration and economic growth, more legislative protection of vulnerable groups against discrimination, the…