Caribbean

Former president of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce, Nigel John, is calling for improved standards and productivity levels.

Former Grenadian Attorney General Dr Francis Alexis has criticised the Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister for her staunch defense of the London-based Privy Council.

The opposition in The Bahamas has voted against the government's controversial decision to sell its majority share in the country's telephone company to Cable and Wireless.

Doctors at a hospital have joined workers in a demonstration over a probe into the circumstances that led to the death of a 29-year-old woman earlier this month.

St Lucia will host a three-day regional training seminar assessing the economic contribution and performance of creative industries to the national economies of the Caribbean.

AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC): The Lack of critical voting material led to delays in some polling centres during yesterday's run-off election for the presidency and national assembly.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Energy ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meet in Georgetown on Thursday amidst the current volatility of oil prices on the world market.

Energy ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be meeting in Guyana on Thursday amidst the current volatility of oil prices on the world market.

The parliament in Suriname is debating a range of tax increases and new levies to plug a US$400 million budget shortfall.

St John's, Antigua (CMC):The main opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) is blaming "miscommunication" for the situation that led to the "unfortunate circumstances" resulting in riot police clashing with protesters during the party's march a week ago.

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad (CMC):Prominent international jurist Sir Dennis Byron will head the Trinidad-based Carib-bean Court of Justice (CCJ), replacing Michael De la Bastide who goes on retirement in August.De la Bastide, who headed the CCJ since it was...