Majority shareholders of the Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (RBTT) have agreed to the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) takeover of the twin-island republic\'s largest commercial bank.
Caribbean officials will be gathering in Trinidad and Tobago tomorrow to discuss the likely effects on Caribbean economies if the recession in the United States economy continues.
Finance officials in Grenada said they are hoping that good relations will continue with the United States investment bank Bear Stearns despite its sellout.
A noted attorney in Dominica dismissed calls by opposition parties for the government to reform the electoral process before the next general elections due in 2010.
Trinidad and Tobago\'s opposition leader Basdeo Panday said the people of the country must take credit for forcing the government to abort plans to purchase an executive jet.
An alliance of environmentalists in Dominica has announced plans to protest the construction of an oil refinery, which is to be financed under Venezuela’s Petrocaribe energy programme.
The trade union, which represents workers at telecoms giant, Cable and Wireless Grenada, has described government’s decision to sell two-thirds of its shares in the company as a backward social step.
A lawyer in St. Vincent said the Attorney General might take legal action against the female police officer who accused Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves of raping her.
The opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) decided not to contest the by-election to choose a candidate to fill the seat left vacant following the death of Agriculture Minister, Charlesworth Samuel in January.
