Regional News
Venezuela to assist Grenada in development of oil and gas sector
Venezuela has promised to assist Grenada in developing potential that may exist in the oil and gas sector.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who visited the...
Jamaica Government allocates initial $5 million for removal of sargassum seaweed
The Jamaica Government has allocated an initial sum of $5 million for clean-up and disposal of the sargassum seaweed currently affecting beaches and coastlines...
Dominican jailed in United States Virgin Islands for alien smuggling
A Dominican, has been given an 18-month sentence in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) for encouraging and inducing illegal immigrants to enter the...
Saint Lucia aims to get 35% of energy from renewables by 2020
The government of St. Lucia said on Tuesday that plans are underway to generate 35 percent of the country’s electricity from renewable sources by...
Elderly British couple chopped to death in Tobago
An elderly British man and his wife were brutally hacked to death in the quiet village of Carnbee in Tobago in an apparent robbery.
According...
Venezuela leader wants economic zone for Caribbean and Latin America
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is advocating the establishment of an economic zone for the Caribbean and Latin America.
He says the economic zone should be...
Cruise lines’ complaints about harassment prompt action by St. Kitts and Nevis government
The St. Kitts and Nevis Government is implementing policy changes at Port Zante in an effort to deal with visitor harassment and prevent cruise...
CDB signs agreement with IDB to secure $71.5Million sustainable energy programme for the Eastern...
More funding has been put in place to facilitate the growth of the renewable energy sector in the Eastern Caribbean.
The Sustainable Energy Facility for...
Pre-election violence flaring up in Haiti slum
Deadly pre-election violence has flared up in and around Haiti's most notorious slum and resulted in the killings of two pregnant women and at...
Murders in Trinidad and Tobago up 4.5% in 2015, according to acting Commissioner of...
There has been a 4.5 per cent increase in the homicide toll in Trinidad and Tobago, acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams has revealed.
Speaking...
