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US signs Open skies agreement

Published:Thursday | December 15, 2011 | 2:00 PM

The United States has signed an Open Skies Air Transportation agreement with St. Kitts and Nevis which both parties say will liberalise their bilateral aviation relationship.

Unemployment down in Trinidad &Tobago

Published:Thursday | December 15, 2011 | 1:58 PM

The Central Statistical Office in Trinidad and Tobago is reporting a slight decrease in the rate of unemployment in the country.

Acting PM affirms support to gov't

Published:Thursday | December 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM

BRIDGETOWN (CMC):Acting Prime Minister Ronald Jones says Prime Minister Freundel Stuart enjoys his "full confidence and unqualified support" and has distanced himself from media reports of challenges facing the head of the Barbados government.

UNC postpones elections for 2 months

Published:Thursday | December 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM

PORT-OF-SPAIN (CMC): The ruling United National Congress (UNC) has postponed, by two months, its internal election, as the founding leader Basdeo Panday announced plans to "take back the party".

Media urges caution in criticism of practitioners

Published:Thursday | December 15, 2011 | 12:00 AM

KINGSTON (CMC): The International Press Institute (IPI) says it has endorsed a letter to Prime Minister Andrew Holness from the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) calling on his Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to exercise restraint in its criticism of media...

Bus driver killed on Highway 2000

Published:Wednesday | December 14, 2011 | 3:15 PM

A popular bus driver who plies the Mandeville to Kingston route was shot and killed this morning along a section of Highway 2000 in St. Catherine.

Antigua objects LIAT plans

Published:Tuesday | December 13, 2011 | 10:23 AM

The main opposition Antigua Labour Party says it will oppose any move to dissolve the regional airline and re-start it under a new company.

Trinidad: DPP wants court to deal with media workers severely

Published:Tuesday | December 13, 2011 | 9:34 AM

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Roger Gaspard, has called on the High Court to deal severely with three media workers charged with contempt of court.

World Bank to help Antigua

Published:Monday | December 12, 2011 | 4:03 PM

A delegation from the World Bank is now in Antigua to continue preparatory work on project to help the government with public sector transformation, labour market policies and social protection.

Oprah to visit Haiti

Published:Sunday | December 11, 2011 | 10:26 AM

American media mogul Oprah Winfrey is expected to arrive in Haiti on Sunday evening for a two-day visit.

LIAT flights resume today

Published:Friday | December 9, 2011 | 4:28 PM

The Antigua-based regional airline, LIAT, says its flights are now on schedule following three days of protest action by pilots.

Pope to make historic visit

Published:Friday | December 9, 2011 | 12:00 AM

HAVANA (AP): Pope Benedict XVI will visit Communist-run Cuba this spring, a senior Roman Catholic Church official disclosed yesterday...

Probe into prison death, escape

Published:Friday | December 9, 2011 | 12:00 AM

KINGSTOWN (CMC): Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has asked that Assistant Commissioner of Police Michael Charles, his former personal body- guard, be assigned to an investigation of how an accused murderer managed to escape from Her Majesty's prison...

LIAT pilot sick-out action continues

Published:Friday | December 9, 2011 | 12:00 AM

ST JOHN'S (CMC):Regional airline LIAT said yesterday that the sick-out action by pilots, represented by the Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association, is continuing on a limited basis."Some pilots have reported ...

CARICOM urges US to lift Cuba embargo

Published:Friday | December 9, 2011 | 12:00 AM

PORT-OF-SPAIN (CMC):The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) yesterday renewed its call for the United States to end its decades-old trade and economic embargo against Cuba, as Havana promised never to forget the role...

Trinidad Opposition wants enquiry into assassination plot

Published:Thursday | December 8, 2011 | 10:26 AM

Trinidad’s Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley has called for a Commission of Inquiry to probe allegations of a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar and senior members of her cabinet.

REDjet to fly St Lucia route next week

Published:Thursday | December 8, 2011 | 10:04 AM

The Barbados-based regional low cost carrier, REDjet, will begin servicing the St. Lucia route from Friday December 16, the airline has announced.

PM Kenny Anthony names cabinet

Published:Wednesday | December 7, 2011 | 9:36 AM

Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony yesterday named his new Cabinet, more than a week after he led his St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) to a commanding victory in the November 28 general election.

Unions hint more LIAT protest

Published:Wednesday | December 7, 2011 | 9:31 AM

Unions representing workers at the regional airline, LIAT, have warned that they are prepared to join pilots in industrial action, if Captain Michael Blackburn is not reinstated.

Caribbean legislators outraged over racist comments on Facebook

Published:Wednesday | December 7, 2011 | 9:15 AM

Caribbean legislators have expressed outraged over racist comments posted on the social network, Facebook, by some New York City police officers.

Guyana: Bodies of school children found in pit

Published:Monday | December 5, 2011 | 1:21 PM

Police in Guyana say they have found the decomposed bodies of three school children in a mining pit at Sandhills, near the Aishalton Secondary School.

Bank workers back on the job

Published:Friday | December 2, 2011 | 10:04 AM

Workers at the Grenada branch of the Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago are back on the job after a majority of workers voted to accept an 11 per cent across the board pay hike.

PPP wins in Guyana

Published:Thursday | December 1, 2011 | 5:41 PM

The People’s Progressive Party in Guyana has won a fifth consecutive term in office in general elections held on Monday but there is news that the country could be headed for turbulent political times

Gonsalves lauds Anthony for victory

Published:Wednesday | November 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

KINGSTOWN (CMC):Prime Minister of St Vincent, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has congratulated his 'brother', Dr Kenny Anthony, and his St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) on their return to office after five years in opposition."I want to congratulate Dr Kenny Anthony...

Fugitive arrested in Africa

Published:Wednesday | November 30, 2011 | 12:00 AM

ST GEORGE'S (CMC):A Grenadian man who fled the country four years ago after he was slapped with a charge of attempted murder has been arrested in the southern African state of Botswana and is to be extradited.Crofton Hannibal, 50, is accused of shooting...

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