GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): When Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders meet in Grenada later this month for their inter-sessional summit, they will have before them an agenda that focuses heavily on the priorities and future direction of the regional...
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Tillman Thomas, says the region was looking forward to a vibrant campaign for the second round of presidential elections in Haiti scheduled for March 20.
Castries (CMC):Prime Minister Stephenson King yesterday brushed aside warnings from the opposition St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) that it would not accept the calling of general election beyond December 11, the anniversary date of the last poll.Opposition...
Port-Au-Prince (CMC):Electoral officials here yesterday dropped the government-backed candid-ate Jude Celestin from the March 20 presidential run-off clearing the way for match between former first lady Mirlande Manigat and Michel 'Sweet Micky'...
St George's (CMC):Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has vowed to place special emphasis on strength-ening law enforcement to main-tain Grenada's reputation as one of the safest tourism destinations in the region.The prime minister, in his capacity as...
Cuba's Roman Catholic Church says the government will soon free four more political prisoners and send them to Spain as it continues to clear jailed opponents from its prisons.
A trade union leader in St Lucia has scoffed at attempts in some Caribbean countries to widen lie detector testing as a means of rooting out corruption in the public sector.
Antigua's opposition Labour Party, says the country will face job cuts under the current loan programme it has with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
A senior member of Antigua's governing United Progressive Party has called for Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer to drop corruption charges against former leader Lester Bird and other members of the...
Castries (CMC):The St Lucia government yesterday called for a bipartisan approach to dealing with the crime situation in the country. In a statement to Parliament, Prime Minister Stephenson King said ...
The Haitian government says it’s ready to issue the former president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, with a diplomatic passport, opening the way for his possible return.
St. Lucia’s ruling United Workers Party (UWP) is seeking to resolve a controversy within its ranks between two siblings who are seeking to represent the party in upcoming general elections.
NEW YORK, CMC: After 15 months without a Consul General in New York, the Ralph Gonsalves administration in St Vincent and the Grenadines has filled the post with the appointment of a former...
ST JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC:EMPLOYEES OF the regional airline LIAT were Sunday pondering their future amid reports that the carrier is on the verge of placing close to 100 of them on the breadline.An Observer newspaper report...
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC: AMERICAN AIRLINES has defended its decision to search Prime Minister Tillman Thomas before he boarded one of its airlines at the Maurice Bishop International Airport last month.In a brief...
NASSAU, The Bahamas, CMC:CHIEF JUSTICE Michael Barnett on Sunday announced the appointment of Justice Roy Jones as a Justice of the Supreme Court and Milton A.
Health authorities in St. Lucia have issued a health warning as they launch investigations into what is believed to be the island’s first death from dengue fever.