Regional News
Barbados to hike cell phone tax
Barbados Finance Minister Chris Sinckler says the plan to impose a new tax on cellular phone calls is still on the table, but a...
African Caribbean and Pacific group wants 'legally binding' agreement at Paris climate conference
The African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group says it wants a "legally binding agreement" to be adopted when the global community meets in Paris...
St. Lucia economy improving but debt still too high, according to the IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the St. Lucia economy is recovering and the short-term growth outlook is positive.
But it has warned that the...
Guyana judge sentences 4 men to 81 years each for murder
A High Court judge in Guyana has sentenced four men to 81 years each in prison after they were found guilty of murdering a...
Trinidad and Tobago Government seeks to freeze assets of Trinidadian suspected of terrorism
The Trinidad and Tobago government has filed an application seeking the High Court’s permission to seize the assets of a national imprisoned overseas who...
CARICOM and USAID reach agreement on development assistance for Caribbean
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and CARICOM yesterday signed agreements that will see countries of the eastern and southern Caribbean benefiting...
CCJ referendum not practical, says Jamaica foreign minister
Jamaica’s Minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, Senator A.J. Nicholson, has reiterated the government’s position that it is not practical to have a...
Barbados Opposition party expels a sitting Member of Parliament
In an unprecedented move, the Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) has expelled one of its members, a sitting Member of Parliament, over what it...
Dominica opposition wants the island to withdraw its candidate for Commonwealth Secretary General
The main opposition United Workers Party in Dominica wants to know why the government in the nature isle has not withdrawn its candidate for...
Dominica to launch oral health survey
A senior health official says oral cancer is on the increase as Dominica prepares to launch a three-month Oral Health Survey.
“In the last few...
