Month: February 2011

February 15, 2011

Grenada will soon adopt CCJ, says PM

Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, having criticised the Jamaica government for…

February 15, 2011

Dominica PM says he will not call early elections

Dominica's Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skeritt has dispelled rumours that he will call early elections. He told members of the annual delegates conference of the ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP) that he has no intention of calling early elections…

February 15, 2011

Campaign in full swing for opposition presidential candidate in Guyana

The campaign is in full swing for the presidential candidate for the main opposition People's National Congress Reform (PNCR) in Guyana. Five candidates, including two former ministers of government, are vying for the top post. They are: former…

February 15, 2011

Trinidad government accepts results of critical opinion polls

The Trinidad and Tobago government said it has accepted the results of recent opinion polls, which showed that people are disappointed with its performance, as a wakeup call for them to improve. NACTA released findings of a poll conducted by…

February 12, 2011

CARICOM security agency launches weapons initiative

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) has…

February 12, 2011

Cruise ship passenger arrested in USVI for selling drugs on board ship

During a random inspection of passengers on board the cruise ship “Allure of the Seas” on Wednesday, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in the US Virgin Islands arrested a passenger who was selling narcotics to fellow passengers from…

February 12, 2011

Barbados signs US$40 million loan for energy and coastal protection

The Barbados government has signed a US$40 million loan agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), to kick-start the island's energy conservation and coastal zone management initiatives. This signing ceremony between Prime…

February 12, 2011

Guyana, Venezuela forge draft agreement on narco-trafficking

Delegations from Guyana and Venezuela were able to successfully complete consideration of a draft agreement on the prevention of illegal consumption and the suppression of illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and…

February 12, 2011

Regional coast guard and crimes task force needed, says security co-ordinator

A regional coast guard and a serious crimes task force are on the cards for the Regional Security System (RSS). The Barbados Nation newspaper reported that Grantley Watson, coordinator of the RSS, disclosed this on Thursday at the end of a meeting…

February 12, 2011

Man sentenced to death in St Lucia for shooting a police officer on duty

While a debate is going on whether or not the death penalty should continue in the Caribbean, a high court judge in St Lucia has sentenced a man to be hanged for shooting to death a police officer while he was on duty. Justice Kenneth Benjamin…