Regional
BARBADOS – Central Bank tightens monetary policy
Acting Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados Cleviston Haynes has announced changes to the monetary policy as the Government seeks to address the...
GUYANACCJ orders Guyana to refund Trinidad company millions in “unlawful” environmental tax
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ordered Guyana to refund the Trinidad-based beverage company, SM Jaleel (SMJ) and its subsidiary here over Guyana’s...
ST. LUCIA-Prime Minister unveils EC$1.5 billion budget
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Allen Chastanet late Tuesday presented his first ever budget to Parliament with a promise to pursue an aggressive...
CARIBBEAN-PAHO calls for improved hand hygiene to prevent antimicrobial resistance
As part of the “SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign,” the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) calls for improved hand hygiene to prevent antimicrobial...
JAMAICA- Police investigate mysterious death of two sisters
The police have launched a probe into the mysterious death of two sisters Rosrick Deviana King, 5 and Rosricka Devrickaye King, 4, in the...
BARBADOS-Trinidad hopes to re-establish High Commission in Barbados
Chief of Protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Philip St. Hill says the government of Trinidad and Tobago has sought permission...
GUYANA-Prime Minister calls on High Court judge to remove himself from case
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has called for the High Court judge Franklyn Holder to remove himself from a case due to a well publised...
Sandals chairman gets CHRIS Lifetime Award
MONTEGO BAY –Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, legendary founder and chairman of Sandals Resorts International, accepted the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award yesterday at the annual Caribbean...
ST. KITTS -Government denies harbouring Chinese fugitive
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 3, CMC – The St. Kitts-Nevis government Wednesday denied a regional media report that the authorities in the twin island...
JAMAICA- Government needs seven billion dollars for reform justice system
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 3, CMC – The Jamaica government says it will cost an estimated seven billion dollars (One Jamaica dollar =US$0.008 cents) to...
Guyana to host feasibility study on investing in oil refinery
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 3, CMC – The Guyana government says it will conduct later this month a high-level economic feasibility study of investing in...
BERMUDA-Four charged in UK over Bermuda government scam
CARDIFF, Wales, May 3, CMC – Four people, including a couple who used to live in Bermuda, have appeared in court here accused of...