Caribbean

St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas on Monday said it was imperative for there to be a deepening integration within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) so as to fully take advantage of the changing global environment.

Leader of the main opposition People’s Action Movement (PAM), Lindsay Grant says the “arrogance” of Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas is to be blamed for the delay in calling general elections,according to a report on www.cananews.net.

High Court Judge Claire Henry on Tuesday ordered the liquidation of the Grenada Today newspaper after the owners failed to reach an agreement with former prime minister Keith Mitchell over the settlement of an EC$191,000 (US$71,135) award.

Justice Adrian Saunders of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) says it is insulting to continue using the British Privy Council as the region\'s final court of appeal, according to a report on www.cananews.net.

Haitian Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis is expected to face questions in the Senate on Thursday over the handling of government finances.

The Dominican Republic’s new constitution is now set to go before a revision committee before being submitted to President Leonel Fernandez for his signature.

The new president of the Dominica Bar Association, Levi Peter, is questioning the region’s readiness for its own supreme court.

Less than two years after she took over the leadership of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) Opposition Leader Mia Mottley is calling all challengers.

An opposition Member of Parliament in the Bahamas is facing contempt charges after he prematurely announced that one of the defendants on trial for extortion against American actor John Travolta had been freed.

The High court in Grenada has ordered newspaper publisher George Worme to pay over 191,000 Eastern Caribbean dollars in damages to former Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell by next Tuesday.

Former Nevis Premier Vance Amory has lost his case challenging the legality of the Commission of Inquiry set up to look into the operations of his former Concerned Citizens Movement administration.

St Kitts Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas was on Monday consulting his legal advisors to determine how he should proceed, following the ruling of a High Court judge in the much-publicised battle over attempts to change constituency boundaries.