Regional

Kingstown, St. Vincent CMC -- Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says the date for the next general elections in St. Vincent and the Grenadines has already been decided, but he will not disclose it as yet to the general population.…

Castries, St. Lucia CMC -- The two opposition parties here have urged the government to consider removing Value Added Tax (VAT) on all food items. Leader of the Lucian Peoples Movement (LPM) Therold Prudent said if the government takes…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson says his ministry has established several areas of public/private partnership aimed at improving access to quality and affordable health services. Dr Ferguson, according to a press…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Those Caribbean governments that have not yet passed proceeds of crime legislation are being urged to do so. Consul general at the US Embassy, Mark Bysfield, made this call on Friday while addressing the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- What would you do if you woke up one morning and found TT$100 million in your account? That’s the reality facing Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) soldier Jason St John, who says he has…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The meeting of Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) which had been scheduled for today at the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Belmont Road headquarters has been postponed until Monday. Confirming the postponement last…

St George’s, Grenada (CMC) -- Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Science, Technology and Innovation Committee Professor Harold Ramkissoon is to lead a delegation to Cuba as the region seeks to strengthen its technology links with…

St Georges, Grenada -- Grenadian media workers got the opportunity to understand the strategic advantages that strengthen Grenada’s potential as a competitive investment destination within the CARICOM Single Market (CSM). These insights…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Party not done. But Parliament was done! The Opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) came. It listened. And then, deeming the much-touted Government motion of no con¬fidence against…

Nassau, Bahamas -- The Baha Mar multibillion dollar megaresort in The Bahamas will not open on Friday as planned, resort officials revealed on Tuesday night. The property will open in May, according to a statement. Baha Mar said, despite…

Brades, Montserrat -- Premier of Montserrat, Donaldson Romeo, presented an EC$170.8 million (US$63.23 million) budget for 2015/2016 in the Montserrat Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. The recurrent budget is EC$127,368,300, which is for…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr Peter Phillips, yesterday accused the Opposition of “belittling and making a mockery” of the passing of the economic tests set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Dr Phillips…

Paramaribo, Suriname -- The embassy of Canada held a three-day educational forum in Suriname to expose Surinamese students to educational opportunities for study in Canada. The initiative took the form of a mini education fair working with…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Barbados is Wednesday hosting a two-day conference aimed at identifying practical solutions to the challenges facing small states in accessing funding for development. The Commonwealth Conference on Finance…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has condemned the attack on Young Jamaica members, the affiliate arm of the JLP, by a group of people who are alleged to be supporters of the People's National Party (PNP). The…