International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Barbados on an economic programme under the Extended Fund Facility. In a statement, the IMF said, at the request of the Government of Barbados, a team led by Bert van Selm...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Hurricanes Isaac was showing little change in strength as it moved towards the Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, while Hurricane Florence was expected to move over the southwestern Atlantic Ocean between...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Monday denied allegations its members were made to collect data on teachers who were not present at school during last Friday’s “rest and reflection...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Hurricane Isaac, the fifth hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season, was holding steady in its strength as it moves towards the Windward Islands with sustained maximum winds of 75 miles per hour early on...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Tropical Storm Isaac is churning towards the Windward Islands amid a forecast that it could become a hurricane before the end of the day. The Miami-based National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said that the...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The police have held the manager of a nightclub and six female foreigners in a case of suspected trafficking in persons. The police report that the seven were taken into custody late yesterday following a...
SEATTLE, CMC – The US-based cryptocurrency exchange agency Bittrex has announced a partnership with Cryptofacil, a new cryptocurrency trading platform designed to accommodate citizens in the Caribbean and Latin America . According to Bittrex...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris says his administration is moving towards ending the “outdated” concept of debtor’s prison. The Prime Minister, while wrapping up the debate on the...
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Florence, the first major storm of the Atlantic season, has weakened to a tropical storm as it heads for Bermuda, but forecasters say it will regain strength early next week. At 6 a.m. local time on...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Opposition Leader John Briceño says a state of emergency (SOE) is not the solution to the crime problem existing in Belize City and urged the Dean Barrow government to undertake a comprehensive and holistic...
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Hurricane Florence, the first major storm of the Atlantic season, dropped to a Category 2 storm on Thursday and further weakening is expected later in the day as it continues to head towards Bermuda, forecasters said...
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – The St Vincent and the Grenadines Government says it will clamp down on homeowners who rent their properties to visitors without paying the necessary taxes to the state. Finance Minister Camillo...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says his administration will take legal action against any civil aviation worker who joins a call by trade unions to shut down the country on Friday in protest at the decision...
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Bermudians were upgrading their storm supply kits as Hurricane Florence intensified on Wednesday to a powerful Category 3 storm packing maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour as it continued to drift towards...
Published:Wednesday | September 5, 2018 | 10:17 AM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – High Court judge Kevin Ramcharan will reappear in court on October 18 after he pleaded not guilty to driving under influence three months ago. Justice Ramcharan appeared before Magistrate Duane Murray in...
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Nearly a year after Hurricane Irma slammed into Barbuda killing a two year old boy and causing at least 90 per cent damage to infrastructure on the tiny island, Barbudans are being warned that if they continue...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government says it will cost the state four billion dollars if it is to meet the demands by striking teachers for a 40 per cent and incremental five per cent salary increases as being demanded by their...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A new school term began on Monday with teachers staying away from the classrooms in support of the demands of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) for a 40 per cent salary increase. Teachers picketed outside the Ministry...
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A Myanmar court sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison Monday on charges of illegal possession of official documents, a ruling met with international condemnation that will add to outrage over...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Ministry of Education has deemed four primary schools unfit due to post-earthquake damage and as a result, they will remain closed on Monday – the start of the new school year. During a press...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The feasibility study for the establishment of the JOF Haynes Law School in Guyana will be a major focus of the executive meetings of the Council for Legal Education (CLE) this week.In January 2017, Guyana's Attorney...
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – A police corporal has been transferred to another station after he allowed Opposition Leader Dr Goodwin Friday and two other people to tour a rural police station earlier this year. Acting...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Police Friday confirmed that unidentified gunmen fired shots and threw an explosive device at the private residence of the President of the Senate and the National Assembly, Joseph Lambert. The authorities said...
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Aug. 30, CMC – A 25-year-old man became the first person to be charged for violating a section of the Electronic Crimes Act when he appeared in court earlier this week. Yurber Phillip was charged with violation of...
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Three Costa Rican are in police custody following a major ganja bust earlier this week by members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard. A Jamaican is also in custody. The JDF, in a statement, said they...
