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Antigua-Barbuda and Japan hold high level discussions on energy and tourism
St John’s, Antigua -- High level discussions concerning energy and tourism were held on Tuesday in Antigua between Asot Michael, minister of tourism, economic development, investment and energy and Ambassador Ken Shimanouchi, special envoy…
Antigua-Barbuda trade mission visits French Caribbean
Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe -- A 29-member delegation from Antigua and Barbuda, led by Chet Greene, minister of trade, commerce, industry, sport, culture, consumer affairs and national festivals, arrived in Guadeloupe on Sunday. The visit to…
Caribbean banks look forward to resolution of correspondent banking issue
Castries, St Lucia -- The Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB) said it fully supports the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, in his remarks to the meeting of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government and US…
Second Student Attempts to Commit Suicide in St Vincent
Kingstown, St. Vincent, CMC -- A second student has consumed a poisonous substance less than two weeks after a 13-year-old student died from a similar incident.
Health officials at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) were battling to…
Trinidad rattled by second earthquake within six days
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, CMC -- Trinidad and Tobago was jolted by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 on Monday, the second tremor to affect the oil-rich twin island Republic within six days.
The Seismic Unit of the University of the…
Stuart slams Sir Hilary, accuses him of presiding over an “alternative government”
Bridgetown, Barbados, CMC -- Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has accused the outgoing principal of the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Sir Hilary Beckles of presiding over an “alternative government”.
Addressing…
Two Bahamians achieve a ‘really cool’ North Pole first
Nassau, Bahamas -- Two Bahamians are literally sitting on top of the world and they took The Bahamas’ flag with them.
Earlier this week, Mark Roberts and Shaune Adderley made the journey to the North Pole – the first Bahamians to ever to…
Baby found dead inside barrel at St Elizabeth home
St Elizabeth, Jamaica -- The police are now at a location in Braes River, three miles north east of Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, where a baby was reportedly found dead this morning.
Reports reaching OBSERVER ONLINE are that the infant,…
Trinidad jolted by second earthquake within a week
Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Trinidad and Tobago was jolted by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 on Monday, the second tremor to affect the oil-rich twin island Republic within six days.
The Seismic Unit of the University of the…
Level of crime a national and regional concern, says Barbados attorney general
Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite is worried about the level of crime taking place in Barbados and across the region within the last few months.
Brathwaite expressed this concern on Friday morning while…
ECCU projected to achieve 2.4 percent growth this year
Kingstown, St Vincent -- St Vincent and the Grenadines prime minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, said that the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) is projected to achieve growth of 2.4% this year.
The prime minister made the disclosure as he…
African Union Commission seeks best practices from CARICOM Secretariat
Georgetown, Guyana -- Secretary-general of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Irwin LaRocque has described as “important and historic” a working visit to the Secretariat’s headquarters by a team from the African Union Commission (AUC).
The…
US promises Bahamas only ‘lawful surveillance’
Nassau, Bahamas -- Nearly 11 months after it was revealed that the National Security Agency (NSA) of the United States had been recording every cellular phone call in The Bahamas, Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said the government…
Carter Center to observe Guyana elections
Georgetown, Guyana -- The Carter Center has launched an international election observation mission for Guyana’s May 11 elections at the invitation of the government of Guyana.
The core team of experts will be joined this week by six…
Opportunities cited for Jamaica from Cuban tourism market opening
Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Tourism and entertainment minister, Dr Wykeham McNeill, says the proposed opening up of the Cuban market to visitors should be treated as an opportunity for Jamaica to further boost its tourism product, rather…