Regional News
United Nations to form a mission to deal with the Venezuela, Guyana dispute
A UN mission will travel to Venezuela and Guyana to promote dialogue between them over a border dispute, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday.
Maduro...
Jamaica customs agency seizes millions in counterfeit goods
The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) says it confiscated more than 250 million Jamaica dollars worth of counterfeit goods at the island’s ports of entry...
Cuba removed from US human trafficking list
The United States has removed Cuba from its list of countries that fail to combat human trafficking.
The annual State Department report comes a week...
US Homeland Security officials to investigate an alleged human smuggling ring in Antigua
Two officials from the US Homeland Security Department are expected in Antigua this week to investigate an alleged Syrian smuggling ring there.
Last Wednesday, OBSERVER...
Third prisoner in Trinidad and Tobago jailbreak surrenders
The third prisoner, who participated in a brazen jailbreak on Friday that resulted in the death of a police officer in Trinidad, has surrendered,...
Eleven charged in murder of prominent Trinidad attorney
Eleven men in have been charged with the murder of former independent senator and prominent Trinidadian attorney, Dana Seetahal, who was assassinated in Port...
No Tsunami Warning Been Issued For Islands Of The Lesser Antilles
The UWI-SRC wishes to advise that at this time no tsunami warning has been issued for Grenada or any other neighbouring islands of the...
OECS economies show signs of recovery
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the economies of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) are recovering slowly with an average real gross domestic...
Inter-American Development Bank approves US$100 million for Caribbean energy facility proposed by Trinidad Prime...
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it will support a proposal by Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to establish a multi-donor energy...
UN agencies urge Caribbean governments to impose measures to curb alcohol consumption
Two United Nations health organizations are calling on Caribbean governments to implement measures that would curb the consumption of alcohol after a new study...
