Regional

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…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Robert Marley Foundation has donated $15.4 million in equipment to the Bustamante Hospital for Children, the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, the St Ann’s Bay Hospital, and the Women’s Health Network. According to a…

Georgetown, Guyana -- Five days after national elections were held in Guyana, Brigadier David Granger of the APNU-AFC coalition was on Saturday sworn in as Guyana's eighth president after the Guyana Election Commission (GECOM) officially…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Police in Barbados are investigating incidents of individuals’ reputations, as well as their professional and private lives, coming under attack via social media. Acting Commissioner of Police, Oral Williams, has…