Regional

Castries, St Lucia -- Five Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) member states: Antigua and Barbuda; Dominica; Grenada, Saint Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines have successfully launched a multidimensional project on…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Health Minister Fuad Khan has said if he were to reveal the report of the patient involved in a recent altercation with a nurse, which caused the protest action by nurses, it would put a new light on the…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados on Wednesday took a step towards securing its energy future by signing two offshore exploration licences with the international oil company BHP Billiton. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and vice…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The government of Jamaica is moving to strengthen and deepen trade relations with Cuba and Costa Rica. The move follows the successful outcomes of trade missions to the countries earlier this month, which were led by…

Castries, St. Lucia, CMC -- The establishment of a “One STOP Security Check” system has been identified among the measures to be undertaken to improve intra-regional travel within the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- If you don’t like the job, then you can leave. This was the advice Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan gave yesterday to healthcare workers in the public service who have been complaining about poor…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The ministry of transport, works and housing in Jamaica has reported that five firms have been pre-qualified to participate in the bidding process to operate, finance, develop and maintain the Norman Manley…

Georgetown, Guyana -- Action to ensure that the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) is placed on a more efficient footing to benefit Caribbean Community nationals; the importance of standards and consumer protection; and the role of the private…

Castries, St Lucia -- Following the presentation to parliament of the 2015/16 estimates of revenue and expenditure by Saint Lucia’s prime minister and minister for finance, Dr Kenny Anthony, opposition members declined to open the customary…

Nassau, Bahamas -- The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) is in crisis mode and faces a worsening situation in the absence of urgent action on energy reform, BEC executive chairman Leslie Miller indicated on Monday. Miller’s latest…

Castries, St Lucia -- As the demand for coconut products skyrockets, the coconut industry has significant potential to contribute to economic development and poverty reduction in Caribbean countries. The Caribbean Agricultural Research and…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Caribbean countries have been told that they would need to adopt a holistic approach in responding to and preventing violence against women and girls. Two senior United Nations officials who have visited…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Health Minister John Boyce says cancer is the second leading cause of death in Barbados. He said the main cancers of public health concern are prostate, colon, breast and cervix, which account for more than 60…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- St. Kitts and Nevis Minister of Youth, the Honourable Shawn Richards is engaging in discussions with counterparts from across the region on ways to empower youth and draft strategies to promote this agenda.…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- People in Trinidad and Tobago are not prepared for a catastrophic earthquake like the 7.9 magnitude one which has devastated parts of Nepal. This is according to University of the West Indies…