Regional
St. Lucia denies fake cheese being sold on local market
The St. Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS) Thursday said there had been no evidence of “food fraud or fake /plastic cheese” on the local...
GUYANA- Jagdeo files no confidence appeal to CCJ
Leader of the main oppoition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharatt Jagdeo has asked the Trinidad and Tobago based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to issue...
St. Lucia PM defends meeting with US President
St. Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet Tuesday defended his decision to meet with United states President Donald Trump on the ongoing economic and political...
GUYANA-AG welcomes court ruling, says government is legal
Attorney General Basil Williams Friday welcomed the Court of Appeal ruling that the motion of no confidence passed in the Guyana National assembly on...
GUYANA-Court of Appeal rules motion of no confidence not valid
In a split decision, the three-member panel of judges said that the motion had to be passed by 34 of the 65 members of...
DOMINICA blames US, Canada for setting stage of worsening socio-political situation in Venezuela
Dominica Friday blamed economic sanctions by the United States and Canada for setting “the stage for the worsening” socio-economic and political environment in Venezuela...
ST. VINCENT-Court dismisses election petitions
Acting High Court judge Justice Stanley John on Thursday dismissed the two petitions filed by candidates for the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP),...
World Bank approves funds for geothermal project in Dominica
The World Bank Tuesday approved the US$27 million project to support the construction of a seven megawatt small geothermal power plant in Dominica, which...
Grenada still fastest growing economy in Caribbean, reports CDB
The medium-term outlook for Grenada is positive and for 2019, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is projecting ts economic growth of 4.5 percent, with...
BVI-New Premier moving to regularise the status of Caribbean nationals
Newly elected Premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Andrew Fahie says his administration will not support the cultivation of a “Caribbean underclass” in...
ST. KITTS-Harris re-elected as leader of PLP
Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris has been re-elected unopposed as the leader of the People’s Labour Party (PLP), one of the parties in the...
EU names five Caribbean countries on new blacklist
The European Union Tuesday named five Caribbean countries on a new list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions which it said had been based on an...
TRINIDAD-Drug testing for police officers
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Monday said it would begin conducting random drug testing on police officers and that Police Commissioner Gary...