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Public servants in Barbados to receive pay increase in August

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Public servants in Barbados will receive their five per cent salary increase in August. This disclosure has come from Director of Finance and Economic Affairs,...

Venezuelan women forced into prostitution at gunpoint

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Seeking to arouse the consciences of senators, Trinidad and Tobago’s National Security Minister, Stuart Young, yesterday spoke of the harrowing experiences of young Venezuelan...

Call made for delinquent member states to pay up outstanding contributions to CARICOM

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As CARICOM member states start the 39th Heads of Government Conference in Montego Bay, St. James, Jamaica, today, there is a call for delinquent...

Fraudsters carted off $45million in flood relief says Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister

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More than $45 million that was supposed to go to flood victims in portions of North East Trinidad last month was instead obtained by...

Carnival Cruise line drops Antigua from itineraries

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Carnival Cruise Line has removed the port of St. John's in Antigua from its upcoming cruise itineraries for the winter season. The pullout affects...

UK celebrates “enormous contribution” of its Caribbean migrants

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Britain today celebrated the "enormous contribution" of its Caribbean migrants, who for a long time were airbrushed from history while some were even recently...

Scotiabank defends decision to exit some markets

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Scotiabank yesterday defended its decision to exit some markets in the region, even as it insisted that the “Caribbean is very important” to its...

St. Kitts-Nevis Opposition Leader wins diplomatic passport case filed by private citizen

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St. Kitts-Nevis Opposition Leader Dr. Denzil Douglas scored a legal victory on Friday when a High Court judge threw out a challenge filed by...

Teachers in Guyana on strike over wage increases

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Teachers in Guyana began industrial action yesterday ahead of next week’s formal opening of the new school term even as their union indicated that...

UNAIDS warns that progress is slowing and time is running out to reach the...

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The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is issuing countries with a stark wake-up call. In a new report, launched yesterday in Paris, France,...
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