Regional

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Two days after the Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) stoutly defended the integrity of the electoral process and openly dismissed allegations of discrepancies on the preliminary voters’ list of just over 256,990 people,…

While Chikungunya and Zika which swept the region in 2014 and 2016 are not expected back anytime soon, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is warning residents to “gear-up for the possibility of a major outbreak of dengue fever in…

During a podcast interview last week by journalist Freddy Gray for Britain’s Spectator magazine, Sven Hughes, a former employee of the SCL Group/Cambridge Analytica, discussed SCL’s work in manipulating election outcomes in the Caribbean in…