Regional News
Barbados to impose harsher punishment for praedial larceny
In a bid to tackle the scourge of praedial larceny, the Barbados government has submitted a draft law to parliament to impose harsher penalties...
More guns seized in Jamaica under ‘Get the Guns’ campaign
Members of the Jamaica security forces reportedly seized a total of 13 guns over the last week under the ‘Get the Guns’ campaign.
According to...
Probe in death of mother and baby at St Lucia hospital
Health authorities have launched a probe into the deaths of a 30-year-old mother and her unborn baby at the St. Jude Hospital in Vieux-Fort,...
Senior prison officer shot and killed in Trinidad
A senior prison official was shot and killed in Trinidad yesterday, in what authorities say could have been a hit ordered from within the...
ECTEL issues warning to Digicel regarding plans to implement its ad control technology
The St Lucia-based Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) says it has written to the Irish-owned telecommunications company, DIGICEL, warning against plans to implement its...
Former Trinidad prime minister faces party leadership challenge
Former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, now leader of the opposition following her defeat at the polls in the general election on...
Jamaica to host regional conference on children issues
Jamaica will host a three-day regional conference that will bring together students and researchers from across the Caribbean to present their child-related studies to...
Trinidad and Tobago formally withdraws its Commonwealth nominee
Trinidad and Tobago has withdrawn its candidature for the Office of Secretary General for the Commonwealth, ending any chance Dr Bhoe Tewarie had of...
Regional renewable energy centre launched in Barbados
Caribbean states are in line to receive assistance with their sustainable energy programmes and developing renewable energy resources.
On Wednesday, the Caribbean Centre for Renewable...
Caricom environment ministers meeting in St Lucia
Caricom ministers and climate change negotiators began a two-day meeting in St. Lucia yesterday to fine-tune the region’s negotiating position ahead of the 21st...
