Thu | Apr 23, 2026

Caribbean

Published:Wednesday | March 24, 2010 | 9:49 AM

A dispute is reportedly brewing in Trinidad and Tobago between trade unions and the Government in Trinidad and Tobago over the issue of salaries for public sector workers.

Published:Tuesday | March 23, 2010 | 6:13 PM

Cuba has received a shipment of more than 25,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia.

Published:Tuesday | March 23, 2010 | 6:12 PM

Experts from several organisations have appealed for members of the Organisation of American States (OAS) to respect the human rights of Haitians in their post earthquake assistance to the country.

Published:Tuesday | March 23, 2010 | 2:22 PM

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Haiti has seen its tax revenues halved since January\'s massive earthquake.

Published:Tuesday | March 23, 2010 | 2:21 PM

St. Vincent’s Agriculture Minister Montgomery Daniel is reporting that the sector continues to be a major contributor to the country\'s economy despite many challenges.

Published:Tuesday | March 23, 2010 | 10:45 AM

Guyana’s Health Minister Leslie Ramsammy is reporting that the country’s malaria situation remains worrying despite numerous efforts to get it under control.

Published:Tuesday | March 23, 2010 | 10:43 AM

The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) has called for the firing of Economic Development Minister Dr David Estwick, following reports of an altercation with opposition parliamentarian Dale Marshall.

Published:Monday | March 22, 2010 | 7:07 PM

Cuban authorities have asked Guillermo Farinas to end his self-imposed hunger strike.

Published:Monday | March 22, 2010 | 7:00 PM

Seven police officers in Angola have each been sentenced to 24 years in jail for killing eight men.

Published:Monday | March 22, 2010 | 2:01 PM

The governing board of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has agreed to raise $70 billion in fresh capital, and erase $479 million of Haiti’s debt.

Published:Monday | March 22, 2010 | 2:00 PM

Plans by Nevis authorities to officially begin tapping into the island\'s geothermal energy by December this year have suffered a setback.

Published:Friday | March 19, 2010 | 6:38 PM

CARICOM is calling for member nations to share renewable resources.

Published:Friday | March 19, 2010 | 6:38 PM

St Lucian hoteliers say a planned strike by British Airways cabin crew is unlikely to affect the island.

Published:Friday | March 19, 2010 | 2:01 PM

Haitians displaced by the massive January 12 earthquake are to benefit from housing solutions from the Bolivarian Alliance for the People of Our Americas (ALBA).

Published:Friday | March 19, 2010 | 2:01 PM

A bipartisan parliamentary oversight committee has been set up in Guyana to monitor the country’s security sector.

Published:Friday | March 19, 2010 | 10:41 AM

Legislators in Bermuda have rejected a bill that would give Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox a pay increase.

Published:Thursday | March 18, 2010 | 6:47 PM

Former US presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush are to visit Haiti next week Monday.

Published:Thursday | March 18, 2010 | 6:46 PM

St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister, Denzil Douglas, is calling for a national dialogue on productivity in the country.

Published:Thursday | March 18, 2010 | 2:12 PM

Prime Minister of Barbados David Thompson is reporting that the country is likely to register a marginal growth rate of 0.5 to 1 per cent.

Published:Thursday | March 18, 2010 | 2:11 PM

One of the four people hoping to become the presidential candidate for Guyana\'s governing Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) is calling for a new system to decide on the candidate.

Published:Wednesday | March 17, 2010 | 6:52 PM

Despite severe drought conditions affecting the region the authorities in St Kitts and Nevis say Basseterre has recorded more rainfall this year compared with the similar period in 2009.

Published:Wednesday | March 17, 2010 | 6:51 PM

Haitian President Rene Preval has condemned US criticism of corruption in his government.

Published:Wednesday | March 17, 2010 | 2:08 PM

The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has reached an agreement in principle with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for US$124 million in a stand by arrangement.

Published:Wednesday | March 17, 2010 | 2:07 PM

The high court in Dominica is today scheduled to begin hearing six election petitions brought by the Opposition United Workers Party (UWP) contesting the legitimacy of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit’s election victory.

Published:Tuesday | March 16, 2010 | 7:01 PM

A group of scientists has found that bananas may hold the key to powerful new treatments that protect against AIDS.

Pages

Subscribe to Caribbean