Regional

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…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Trial for Livingston Caine, the juror accused of trying to bribe his colleagues in the Vybz Kartel murder case, is to resume in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court today. Caine is being tried on five counts…

Brades, Montserrat -- The operators of over 30 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) involved in the food service industry in Montserrat are being provided with food handling and preparation training by the Caribbean Development…

St John’s, Antigua -- Governments and youth leaders from Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean will address regional and global youth development challenges and opportunities when they gather in Antigua for a three-day meeting this week.…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries say they will give urgent attention to a request from Cuba for additional preferential access to the markets of the more developed countries of the 15-member CARICOM…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Former St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Sir James Mitchell urged Trinidad and Tobago to think seriously about replacing the London-based Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The CHASE Fund has signed construction and renovation contracts amounting to J$103 million to build and upgrade five basic and infant schools in the parishes of Hanover, Westmoreland, St Elizabeth, Manchester, and…

Georgetown, Guyana -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is moving forward from the recent CARICOM-US summit with seed funding for a sustainable energy programme, a commitment to help fast-track ICT development, and continued support for…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- The Barbados economy has begun to turn around, says the island’s minister of finance, Christopher Sinckler. He made the disclosure last evening, as he delivered the feature address at the official opening of…