Regional News
IMF says St. Lucia’s economy has returned to economic growth
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the St. Lucian economy has returned to growth after experiencing a recession in 2012 and close to zero...
Puerto Rico authorities seize more than $1.6 million in counterfeit merchandise
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Juan Field Operations yesterday announced the seizure of nearly 10,000 counterfeit products, valued at more than $1.6...
Barbados-bound Canadian charged after ganja found in bag at Kingston airport
Forty-two-year-old resident of Ontario, Canada, was on Tuesday arrested at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica for breaches of the Dangerous Drugs...
Cuban woman nabbed with forged Jamaican passport
Police attached to the Norman Manley International Airport Police Post in Jamaica on Monday arrested and charged a Cuban woman for forgery, uttering forged...
Caribbean Public Health Agency says Cancer cases in the Caribbean on the increase
Director of Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. Joy St. John, says cancer cases in the region...
US senator calls for investigation after a Bahamas-bound cruise ship was battered by hurricane-force...
United States Senator Bill Nelson has called on the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate the circumstances surrounding the decision to sail a cruise...
Antigua and Barbuda Opposition leader not in support of pay increase for Members of...
The opposition leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP) in Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer has said, “If anybody is deserving of consideration of...
Former Guyana Health Minister arrested in New York for alleged illegal prescription of narcotic...
US Federal authorities have arrested a former Minister of Health of Guyana, Dr. Noel Blackman who they suspect illegally prescribed vast amounts of the...
Jamaica holding talks with oil and gas company
The Jamaica government says it is in the final stage of negotiations with a major oil and gas company to explore the potential for...
ECCB Governor seeks to speed up foreign banking agreements
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is seeking to expedite the signing of Intergovernmental Agreements that will prevent the loss of correspondent banking relationships...
