Regional

St George’s, Grenada -- Grenada is expected to have another successful year for tourism arrivals, according to reports from the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s 2015 Caribbean Travel Marketplace held from 28th to 30th January 2015.…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- A Trinidad based political observer said Monday, a vicious attack against St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Denzil Douglas is in the works spearheaded by Team Unity's chief strategist Dwyer Astaphan. “Following…

Castries, St Lucia, (CMC) -- St Lucia was struck by a “burst” of earthquakes on Monday, but disaster officials said there were no reports of injuries or damages. The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) said that it had been…

Georgetown, Guyana -- Jamaica’s minister of water, land, environment, sustainable development and climate change, Robert Pickersgill, has issued a call to all Caribbean Community (CARICOM) stakeholders to shape the sustainable development…

St John’s, Antigua -- Global immigrant investment company, Arton Capital, has ranked Antigua and Barbuda’s citizenship by investment programme first in the region in its recently published semi-annual update of its Arton Index – the…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- The government is committed to preserving, improving and diversifying Barbados’s tourism product so the country can continue to be on the cutting edge of the industry, Prime Minister Freundel Stuart said last…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Former Trinidad and Tobago national security minister Gary Griffith has blamed Communications Minister Vasant Bharath as the minister who tried to influence him not to speak out in the alleged witness tampering…

Brades, Montserrat (GIU) -- The European Union has provided Montserrat with EC$14.2 million (€4.275 million) as part of the 10th European Development Fund General Budget Support (GBS) Programme, which has been paid directly to the…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- An Antiguan woman, Ray Huggins, has been appointed manager of a new international Complaints Forum for the adult industry, launched by Global Adult Industry Association (GAIA). GAIA is a worldwide association that…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Pressure mounted Sunday on Opposition Leader Andrew Holness to resign when senior Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) parliamentarian Delroy Chuck requested an urgent meeting of the party’s MPs to discuss last Friday’s…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The turmoil at the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) has taken another turn. OBSERVER ONLINE understands that a no-confidence motion is to be made against local cricket boss Wilford 'Billy' Heaven at the JCA's annual…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, on Thursday announced the establishment of a joint team, at the request of the chief secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA), to examine…

Castries, St Lucia (GIS) -- Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) director general, Dr Didacus Jules, recently expressed the hope that Martinique can be utilized as a tertiary health facility for the OECS. This, following…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Access to regional legal information online is becoming a reality with funding from the government of Canada, through the Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean Project (IMPACT Justice). The funding is a boost…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Just 48 hours after Garvin Nicholas was appointed as the country’s new attorney general, a matter involving him has been referred to the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT) for investigation. The issue…