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Nowhere to hide: CARICOM arrest warrant treaty by yearend

People who commit crimes in one CARICOM nation and flee to another will soon be unable to outrun the long arms of the law. CARICOM Chairman, Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says regional leaders have agreed to have an arrest…

New St. Lucia PM back in legal trouble

Allegations of breach of trust and misfeasance in public office have come back to haunt St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Allen Chastanet. Just over a year after a High Court judge threw out the claim against Chastanet, the Eastern Caribbean…

Moody’s puts Bahamas on review for downgrade

Moody’s Investors Service has put the BAA2 bond and issuer ratings of the government of the Bahamas on review for downgrade. The respected international credit rating agency said on Friday that the decision was prompted by the continuing…

Dominica government to be sued over concert cancellation

Cabral Douglas, the son of former prime minister of Dominica, Rosie Douglas, is to file a lawsuit in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) against the island’s government over the forced cancellation of a 2014 concert by Jamaican recording…

CARICOM heads to tackle de-risking, Brexit

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- When Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government meet in Georgetown, Guyana, next week, they will do so against the background of a number of threats to the region’s financial and economic stability. Read more:…

Caribbean weighs Brexit implications

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has begun responding to the news that Britain has voted to leave the European Union (EU). On Friday 52 percent of voters in a referendum in Britain opted out of remaining in the 28-member grouping. Prime…

Former Antigua-Barbuda UN president dies in New York

Former United Nations General Assembly president and Antigua and Barbuda ambassador Dr John Ashe died suddenly on Wednesday, reportedly of a massive heart attack. Ashe was a central figure in an ongoing US criminal investigation. Read more…