Regional News
Barbados develops draft Gender Equality Protocols for Magistrates and Judges
Barbados has become the first country within CARICOM to develop a draft Gender Equality Protocol for Magistrates and Judges.
The project was undertaken by the...
UN Security Council agrees to shut down Haiti peacekeeping mission
The United Nations Security Council today agreed to shut down the peacekeeping mission in Haiti after 13 years and replace it with a smaller...
Dominica Opposition Leader barred from entering Parliament building
Dominica’s Opposition Leader Lennox Linton said yesterday that he had been prevented from entering the compound of the Parliament building and called for the...
Cut Wages, Not Jobs, Caribbean Economist advises Barbados
A noted Caribbean economist is recommending that the Freundel Stuart administration in Barbados reduce public sector wages to help deal with the country’s economic...
New clashes erupt in Venezuela as President Maduro seeks help in Cuba
Venezuela erupted in a fifth day of violent protests in a week on Monday, as President Nicolas Maduro travelled to Cuba seeking support from...
Antigua and Barbuda told to make laws to save unwanted babies
Antigua and Barbuda is being advised to table laws that would allow parents to anonymously abandon their babies without fear of being criminally pursued.
The...
Caribbean Countries on alert over Online Suicide Game
Authorities in the Caribbean are keeping a close eye on a social media game that encourages players to commit suicide.
Dubbed the Blue Whale Challenge,...
Zika cost in the Region will be in the billions
The Zika outbreak could cost the Caribbean and Latin America US$7-18 billion over 2015–2017 alone, a new report has found.
And while larger economies such...
Haiti president calls stone-throwers ‘terrorists’
Haiti's President Jovenel Moise has slammed as "terrorists" the unidentified attackers who hurled stones at his motorcade late on Saturday.
"There are no words strong...
ECCU Member Governments raise over EC$10.6 Billion on Regional Government Securities Market since 2002
As the Regional Government Securities Market (RGSM) approaches its 15th anniversary, member states are celebrating their success in raising over $10.6 billion in Treasury...
