ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada is joining a number of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that have in the recent past announced plans to ban the use of Styrofoam. The Keith Mitchell administration has given September one as the...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Members of the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) Wednesday announced plans for a day of “rest and reflection” on September 7 as they rallied in support of the Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) that...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government has dismissed reports of an outbreak of malaria in the country after the media reported that a Venezuelan national had been hospitalised with the virus. “The Ministry of...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – A survey conducted by the Haitian Institute of Childhood (HIS) has found that the number of women who agree with at least one reason for domestic violence has not changed between the years 2012-17. The...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Tuesday said it had approved a US$3 million grant to cover Haiti’s 2018-2019 insurance premiums with the Cayman islands-based Caribbean Catastrophe Risk...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) says, as the region transitions from the dry into the wet season, it is not forecast to be excessively wet in countries like Belize and...
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – The St Vincent and the Grenadines police say last year they intercepted two Trinidad and Tobago nationals who had come to the island with a list to murder several people. Acting Commissioner of Police, Colin...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – teachers began industrial action on Monday ahead of next week’s formal opening of the new school term even as their union indicated that it may not participate in conciliation talks with the Guyana government...
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – National Security Minister, Rayburn Blackmoore has called for more decisive action by stakeholders within the justice system to stem the rise in criminal activities in Dominica as he announced moves by the government...
ST. JOHN'S Antigua, CMC – Prime Minister Gaston Browne says while all beaches in Antigua and Barbuda are open and free to the public his administration is having to deal with the reality that landowners, particularly some hotels, are...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Prime Minister Mia Mottley has given the assurance that her new administration has no intention of sending home an estimated 4,000 workers as it gets ready for talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a...
ST. GEORGE ’S, Grenada, CMC – The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has placed an immediate suspension on the importation of pesticides that contain the acting ingredient glyphosate. Acting on the advice...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The United States (US) Embassy has announced that from August 28, it will waive visa renewal interviews in Barbados for qualified applicants. It said the move is part of the US Government’s efforts to improve...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – the Bahamas government says it has made a deposit of US$10 million in a bid to acquire a hotel and save an estimated 400 jobs. Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said while the government has no desire to run...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – More than 30 tremors have been recorded in Trinidad and Tobago since Tuesday’s 7.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked the oil-rich twin island republic causing widespread damage, the Seismic Research Centre...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government Wednesday criticised people spreading “fake news” about the extent of the damage caused by the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that rocked the oil-rich twin island...
LONDON, CMC – Britain has apologised to 18 people who were deported to the Caribbean or detained because they could not produce documents to prove their right to live in the United Kingdom. Home Secretary Sajid Javid, who said their treatment...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – President David Granger says his administration does not want a confrontation with teachers who are planning to embark on industrial action that could disrupt the opening of the new school term in September. Granger...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Police were guarding the Parliament building on Tuesday after unidentified people reportedly threw a grenade at the building and shots were also heard on Monday. The Commissioner of the Government, Ocname-Clam...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government says it is moving to remove “shantytowns” where many Haitian migrants live from the landscape of the country, even as it seeks to implement its immigration reform policies. Prime...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – President Jovenel Moise has appealed for “calm” after seven people including six Haitians were injured during a shooting incident along a border crossing with the Dominican Republic. “I regret...
WASHINGTON, CMC – The Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Caribbean Studies (ICS) has resurrected the notion of a presidential pardon for Jamaica’s first national hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The think-tank is conducting a poll on...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr Timothy Harris has promised that citizens will not have to worry about any new taxes for the time remaining in his administration’s term in office. Team Unity...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC -Chief Justice Ivor Archie has lost his case at the Privy Council, in which he had sought to stop the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago from inquiring into the allegations against him. The Chief Justice had...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Ministry of Health and Wellness on Wednesday expressed concern about the high rates of syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection (STI), among pregnant women in Barbados. Dr Anton Best, Senior Medical...
