Three of the four English-speaking Caribbean countries surveyed in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report (GCF) have improved their ranking, with Barbados still topping the region\'s performance, according to a report on www.caribbea
The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal today granted the St. Kitts and Nevis government leave to appeal the contempt of court ruling against the federation\'s Attorney General, Dr. Dennis Merchant, according to a report on www.cananews.net.
Britain\'s Queen Elizabeth II is to pay a three-day visit to Bermuda in November as part of the activities marking the island\'s 400th birthday, according to a report on www.cananews.net.
Prime Minister Stephenson King said that a delay in holding the national convention of the ruling United Workers Party (UWP) is likely, amidst rumours of another challenge to his leadership, according to a report on www.cananews.net.
A debate is continuing in the Cayman Islands as to whether the government should rethink its opposition to introducing direct taxes to plug a worsening deficit.
The former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, has asked for the removal of the Trinidad and Tobago member of the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal that will hear his trial.
Published:Wednesday | September 23, 2009 | 4:01 PM
A ten-member group of Charles Town Maroons, led by Colonel Frank Lumsden toured Canada in August, participating in workshops and cultural activities to commemorate Jamaica\'s Emancipation Day and 47th anniversary of Independence celebrations.
Published:Wednesday | September 23, 2009 | 3:59 PM
Haiti\'s National Police have arrested a man wanted by police in the United States in connection with the death of his wife and five children, according to a report on www.cananews.net.
Published:Wednesday | September 23, 2009 | 3:59 PM
Grenada\'s government has re-introduced a duty free \"barrel\" initiative as part of a wider effort to ease the burden on persons affected by the rising cost of living, according to a report on www.cananews.net.
Published:Wednesday | September 23, 2009 | 3:58 PM
Antigua and Barbuda\'s former top financial regulator will have to wait until December to find out if he will be extradited to the United States after being implicated in a multi-billion dollar fraud with investor Sir Allen Stanford.
Published:Wednesday | September 23, 2009 | 3:51 PM
President of the new Supreme Court in Britain, Lord Phillips has called on Caribbean countries to establish their own final court of appeal, according to a report on www.cananews.net.
Published:Wednesday | September 23, 2009 | 3:50 PM
Taiwan is seeking to extend its trading relationship with the Caribbean and as a result, a delegation from the Taiwan External Trade Development Council is due in St. Vincent next week on a two-day promotional visit, according to a report on www.cananews.
Caribbean rum producers are expressing concern about the fate of unspent funds from the European Union that have been earmarked for a regional programme to modernise and promote the industry.
A Haitian man who was wanted by the police in Miami for questioning in connection with the killings of his wife and their five children, has been detained in Port-au-Prince.
The global economic crisis, climate change and trans-national crime are expected to top the agenda when leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) address the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.
