Regional

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Castries, St Lucia -- Regional heads of government in the Caribbean have agreed to establish a regional commission on cannabis to conduct an enquiry into the social, economic, health and legal issues surrounding cannabis use in Central…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Kenrick Maharaj, was paid a courtesy call on Wednesday by Major General Yu Chao and a Military Delegation comprising high ranking Officers from the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 rocked Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday night but there were no immediate reports of damages or injuries. The United States Geological Survey said the quake was also…

Kingston, Jamaica -- “Ganja is not for schoolchildren and smoking it is not to be encouraged,” Minister of Education Ronald Thwaites cautioned Parliament yesterday. Thwaites, speaking in the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives…

Bridgetown, Barbados (WINN) -- Barbados has responded to Antiguan concerns over an alleged plan to wind up regional airline LIAT to facilitate the start up of a new Barbados-owned airline. Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne…

Georgetown, Guyana -- The electoral observation mission of the Organization of American States (EOM/OAS), headed by the former foreign minister of Belize Lisa Shoman, arrived on Wednesday in Guyana to learn about the preparations for the…

Castries, St Lucia -- The government of Saint Lucia, in collaboration with LUCELEC and WindTex Energy, a US-based company, have erected a test tower that will help assess the potential for the construction of a 12 megawatt wind farm in…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Anthony Hylton, while making his contribution to the 2015/16 Sectoral Debate said that Jamaica has begun to reap the rewards of targeted high level investment…