Caribbean

Florida\'s top financial officer has criticised state regulators for striking a deal that allowed Texas born financier Sir Allen Stanford to open a Miami office to sell investments and transfer a significant amount of money to Antigua and Barbuda without

Tourism ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are to meet in St Lucia on Wednesday with the high cost of travel on the regional airline, LIAT, among the main agenda items.

The Venezuelan government has imposed new regulations on cable and satellite television channels in the country.

Despite several appeals from the Turks and Caicos Island government, the British government says it will be pursuing plans to take over direct rule in the British overseas territory.

Haiti has received a multi-million dollar debt write-off from the Paris Club of rich international countries.

Caribbean Airlines has committed to reviewing the quality of service provided to Guyanese travelling on its flights.

The opposition Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) has announced plans to launch a multi-million dollar economic revitalisation plan to help stimulate the local economy.

The positive steps made by Caribbean countries in dealing with the HIV/AIDS epidemic could be reversed as a result of the global economic crisis, according to a report released by UNAIDS and the World Bank.

Grenada’s government could be turning to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for help as the country contends with the effects of the global economic downturn.

Suriname has offered to host the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency as part of plans set out by CARICOM.

The leader of the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP), Judith Pestaina warned that the island’s domestic economy may not be secure.