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Police and Ministry of Finance to Probe Fraud at Guyana’s Ministry of Public Health
Guyana’s Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence today served notice at her ministry that police detectives and Finance Ministry internal auditors will soon begin investigations into the “misappropriation of funds and the blatant attempts to…
Jamaica Government to Install 1,000 CCTVs Across Island by Year-End
The Jamaica Government will install 1,000 closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) in strategic locations across the island by the end of the year, under the JamaicaEye initiative by the Ministry of National Security.
JamaicaEye is a…
CIBC FirstCaribbean and UWI sign new MOU
Bridgetown, Barbados, 11th June, 2018 – Students around the region will continue to benefit from a number of scholarships following the recent signing of another memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the University of the West Indies…
Ruling party wins by-election in Bermuda
On Thursday, the ruling Progressive Labour Party (PLP) in Bermuda secured a 25th seat in Bermuda’s 36-seat parliament.
In a by-election held in Constituency 25, Warwick North East, PLP candidate Curtis Dickinson defeated One Bermuda…
IMF team concludes visit to Barbados
The government of Barbados announced on Friday that a team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Bert van Selm, had concluded its three-day visit to Barbados.
During this visit, the Fund team was updated on the economic and…
Jamaica Government Developing Crop Loss and Farm Insurance Programme
The Jamaica Government is in the process of developing a crop loss and farm insurance programme.
The disclosure has come from Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce,
Agriculture and Fisheries, J.C. Hutchinson,…
Forecasters Predict Near-Normal or Above-Normal Activity this Hurricane Season
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a 75 per cent chance that the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins on Friday, will be near- or above-normal.
They also predict a…
Trinidad teacher fired for wearing hijab to work at Hindu school
The story of a hijab-wearing teacher in Trinidad, Nafisah Nakhi, a 23-year-old engineering student, who was refused entrance into a Hindu school for wearing the hijab to work, is the biggest news-making event in the country since last…
Guyana Not Ruling out Lifestyle Audit Legislation in Fight Against Money Laundering
The Attorney General’s Chambers is open to considering lifestyle audit legislation to assist in Guyana’s fight against money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes.
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil…
An Oasis for Haitians Has Begun to Run Dry
A wave of Haitian migrants has arrived in Chile in recent years, changing the face of low-income neighbourhoods. But this oasis has begun to dry up, thanks to measures adopted by decree by the new government against the first massive…
IMF concludes mission to Grenada
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team visited Grenada during May 2-15 for the 2018 Article IV consultation and held discussions with the Grenadian authorities, business community, and social partners.
A concluding statement…
Region Expresses Sorrow Over Deadly Plane Crash
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Tuesday May 22, 2018 – The Caribbean’s two regional groupings have expressed sorrow at the tragic plane crash in Cuba that claimed the lives of all but two people on board.
Both the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and…
Cuba plane: More than 100 die in Havana air crash
More than 100 people have died after a Boeing 737 airliner crashed and exploded near Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuban state media says.
Three people have survived but are in a critical condition in hospital, Cuban…
COTED Urged to Prepare to Address Rapidly Changing Trade Environment
The rapidly changing trading environment demands that the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) find an “appropriate mix of methodologies and strategies” to address the Council’s expanding…
Popular Jamaican Reggae Singer on Rape Charge
Reggae artist Capleton was released on J$250,000 (US$1,995) bail after appearing in court on a rape charge this morning.
The 51-year-old Jamaican entertainer, whose real name is Clifton Bailey, was ordered not to have any contact with…