Regional News
Dominica's government prepares for Citizenship Programme growth
Dominica's Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit continues to reassure Dominicans that the country's Citizenship by Investment programme is an effective and well-managed means of revenue-generation.
Dominica...
Twenty-one criminal cases filed against former Panamanian president
The total number of criminal cases filed against former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli has risen to 21.
These include a case charging an irregular (i.e....
A former minister is calling on TNT Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to step aside
A former minister who now leads the regional chapter of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) is calling on Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar...
Family of Texan man seeks answers after he was found dead in the Bahamas.
The naked body of a 23-year-old Texan was discovered in shallow water in the Bahamas last week, and his family is looking for answers.
Mason...
OECS assembly struggles to have meeting
Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Dr Didacus Jules has acknowledged there is a "big challenge" in scheduling a new...
Coconut under threat in Dominica
A crop that contributes over $5-million to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Dominica every year could be seriously under threat.
Head of the Plant...
Underground tunnel discovered near Mexico US. Border
Security forces in Mexico have discovered an underground tunnel aimed at crossing into the United States.
The unfinished tunnel, in the border city of Tijuana,...
Brazil police 'killed hundreds' in Rio – Amnesty
Campaign group Amnesty International says Brazil's military police have been responsible for more than 1,500 deaths in the city of Rio de Janeiro in...
4 year old killed in Bahamas while playing with illegal gun
The parents of a four-year boy who was shot dead while playing with an illegal gun over the weekend, have been taken into custody...
One dead as Grenadian vessels collide in Trinidad and Tobago waters
One man was killed when two Grenadian vessels collided off Trinidad and Tobago early yesterday morning.
According to a statement from the Grenada government, a...
