Caribbean

uba and France have resumed economic cooperation talks after a seven year break.

The Alliance of Small Island States (Aosis) says next week it announce details of a deal to promote low-carbon economic growth for 17 nations.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Monday reserved its ruling in a landmark case that could determine whether the present Belize government can take legal action against former government ministers for losses suffered by the State

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has agreed to supply fuel to Suriname under the Petrocaribe programme which already provides energy on preferential terms to most CARICOM member states.

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC): Prime Minister Tillman Thomas yesterday accused Grenadian journalist Hamlet Mark of giving Grenada a bad name in the regional and international media.Thomas, who appeared on the local radio programme, 'Sundays with George...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP):Nearly all the major candidates in Haiti's presidential election called for yesterday's election to be voided amid allegations of fraud and reports that large numbers of voters were turned away from polling stations throughout...

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):Trinidad Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said she would not comment at this time on the dispute between Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner and new Caribbean Airlines (CAL) chairman, businessman George Nicholas.

Voting has begun in Haiti for a new president even as the earthquake-ravaged country continues to battle a deadly cholera epidemic.

One of the leading presidential candidates in Haiti’s elections is expressing concern about what she says could be incidents of massive fraud in Sunday's polls.

The United States has re-affirmed its support for what it describes as the Haitian peoples’ right to participate in free, fair, and transparent elections on November 28.

Roseau, Dominica (CMC):Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has welcomed the launch of a strategic plan for health, saying it was part of his administration's plan to restructure the sector to benefit every Dominican...

UNITED NATIONS (CMC): The United Nations yesterday made an appeal for 350 doctors and 2,000 nurses to reinforce the fight against cholera in Haiti.