BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbadians have been warned to brace for more austerity. This warning from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) follows a ten-day visit to the island during which officials met with various stakeholders...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Newly appointed president of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Adrian Saunders has expressed disappointment with the reluctance of the government of Trinidad and Tobago to have the institution as its...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Decriminalising marijuana is not on Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s list of priorities. This despite a recommendation by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Marijuana Commission that...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The government has urged the public to reduce their use of plastics in their everyday lives as plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental challenges which as negative effects on human,...
WASHINGTON, CMC – The US Department of State says there was a significant reduction in irregular migration from Cuba since January 2017. This was disclosed during Wednesday’s annual migration talks held in the US. The State...
NEW YORK, CMC – A Caribbean-American legislator has been arrested for protesting United States President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court. New York State Lieutenant Governor candidate Jumaane Williams,...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Guy Delva will stay on as Minister of Communication and Culture in Haiti, despite earlier on Tuesday announcing that he would be stepping down. Delva, a former journalist who was named in Prime Minister Jack...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dozens of immigrant children under the age of 5 will be released from government custody and reunited with their parents Tuesday after being separated at the border under President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – United States oil and gas giant ExxonMobil has assured that all systems are in place to prevent any occurrence of an oil spill off Guyana’s shores. It also said that if such a spill did occur, it had the...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A proposal for Barbados to establish its own law school has been put forward by Principal of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus, Professor Eudine Barriteau. She tabled the proposal during a...
OTTAWA, Canada, CMC – Amid protests over plans to hike the price of fuel in Haiti, the Canadian Government is warning citizens to “avoid non-essential travel” to the French-speaking Caribbean country. “Avoid non-essential...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, – The controversial fuel price hike that triggered protests in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state has been suspended. The decision to suspend the increase in the price of gasoline was...
ROSEAU, Dominica, July 9, – The Dominica government discontinued the state of emergency it had imposed in anticipation of Tropical Storm Beryl after the system degenerated on Sunday. A statement from the Cabinet indicated that based on...
YABUCOA, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico is bracing for heavy rains and strong winds as remnants of the new hurricane season’s first Tropical Storm, Beryl, could create further danger to the island. The U.S. Virgin Islands is also...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gusty winds began to hit the eastern Caribbean today as Tropical Storm Beryl advanced rapidly toward a region struggling to recover from last year’s deadly hurricanes.The government of Dominica said it would shut down...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration asked a judge Friday for more time to reunite families who were separated at the border under its “zero-tolerance” policy to prosecute every person who enters the country illegally...
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Residents of Dominica have been advised to monitor Hurricane Beryl as the system has gained some strength. Based on its current path, the government of Dominica says the island will be placed under a hurricane...
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Fishers registered with Grenada's Ministry of Fisheries are now able to receive compensation for assets damaged during extreme weather conditions. That has been made possible through the Government...
LONDON, CMC – The United Kingdom (UK) Government has announced new measures to ensure British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean have the support they need in the event of a repeat of the devastating hurricanes that hit the region...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Caribbean should see fewer storms, and the chance of a major hurricane hitting the region is significantly less than it was when the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season began. That’s according to the latest...
WASHINGTON, July 4, — A United States federal court has blocked the arbitrary detention of a Haitian asylum seeker and others fleeing persecution, torture or death in their countries of origin. According to the American Civil Liberties Union...
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has given the assurance that he will be actively campaigning to ensure that the upcoming referendum to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) be the final appellate court...
WASHINGTON, CMC – The Washington-based Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) has inducted Jamaican-American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph into its “Wall of Fame” in commemoration of National Caribbean American Heritage Month...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados has put together a strong negotiating team and is ready to engage in discussions with the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) representatives as of Monday through to July 12. This disclosure...
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Leader of the main opposition National Democratic Congress Nazim Burke has announced his resignation, three months after the March 13 general election in which the party – for a second tie,...
