Regional

Brades, Montserrat -- Reigning regional female calypso monarch, Crystal Cummins-Beckles of Barbados, is one of six women featured in Girl Talk, two special episodes of Emerald Vibes TV. Hosted by Sharlene Lindsay, the two-part episode…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has provided $7.3 million to the University of Technology (UTech) to continue the development of the U-Touch multi-media software, designed to enhance the learning process for deaf…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is owing its suppliers over $634 million since June, 2014, Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis reported to the House of Representatives, yesterday. “Of this amount, approximately $507…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- The formal opening of parliament in St Vincent and the Grenadines has again been postponed until a day to be determined next week following Monday’s tragic vehicular accident in which at least five schoolchildren…

Georgetown, Guyana -- Britain is under attack by the government of Guyana after its high commissioner in Georgetown, Andrew Ayre, on Monday warned that Guyana is at risk of being referred to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group over…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson on Monday assured that she and her team are serious in their handling of the claim that a foreign company bribed a Bahamian official in relation to a lucrative Bahamas Electricity…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Professor Brendan Bain's case against the University of the West Indies (UWI) started out with him losing two applications concerning witness statements filed in the controversial matter. In one of the applications,…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) is warning the region to “move expeditiously” towards building resilience amid predictions of the Caribbean being hit with an…

Nassau, Bahamas (CMC) -- The Bahamas says it intends to place on the agenda of the next Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government meeting, the attacks by the Boko Haram militant Islamist group on Nigeria. Bahamas Prime Minister…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- At least five children have died following an accident that occurred shortly before 7:00 am on Monday in the Kamacrou area (between Owia and Fancy) in the northeast of mainland St Vincent. Seventeen people were…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- A number of Nigerian students, who are currently being accommodated at a hotel in Babrados, have been neither isolated nor quarantined, said chief medical officer, Dr Joy St John, who confirmed that one of the…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Jamaica’s record on children’s rights will be reviewed by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on Monday 19 January and Tuesday 20 January in sessions that will be webcast live, according to a…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Ravindranauth Roopnarine, a fugitive wanted in the United States for financial and fraud-related crimes, is the latest criminal to be extradited from Trinidad and Tobago, according to a release…

St George’s, Grenada (GIS) -- Delta Airline has announced that it will be starting a new weekly service between Atlanta and Grenada this summer. The US-based airline said the new service will be operated on Saturdays starting June 6, 2015…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Last month’s revelation that Alstom SA, a French power and transportation company, had paid a bribe to secure a lucrative power contract with Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) has prompted new questions over a greatly…