February 1, 2015
T&T PM may reshuffle Cabinet amidst corruption scandal
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was up to yesterday said to be considering a Cabinet reshuffle in light of the witness-tampering allegations involving Attorney General Anand Ramlogan. Ramlogan is under criminal investigation following…
February 1, 2015
Castro issues Guantanamo Bay demand
Cuba has demanded the US hand back the Guantanamo Bay military base before relations with Washington are normalised. In a speech, President Raul Castro also called for the lifting of the US trade embargo and Cuba’s removal from a terror list. Last…
February 1, 2015
Summit takes up anti-hunger plan for the Caribbean
A new plan to combat hunger in the Caribbean and Latin America presented by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is being considered for adoption at a summit of the region’s leaders that ends here on Thursday. On Tuesday, FAO…
January 27, 2015
Why Joe Biden Thanked the Caribbean
United States Vice President Joe Biden thanked the Caribbean this week for its “encouragement” to the US on shifting its longstanding policy on Cuba. Biden thanked the region for urging the US to “make the change” in its Cuba policy, a move made…
January 22, 2015
US, Cuba spar over migration policy at historic Havana talks
The United States (US) said yesterday it dispatched additional ships to the Florida Straits to halt Cuban rafters but rebuffed demands for broader changes to US migration rules that dominated the first day of talks between Cuban officials and the…
January 22, 2015
INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL HOST SPONSOR OF CARIBBEAN TRAVEL MARKETPLACE IN PUERTO RICO
Interval International, a prominent worldwide provider of vacation services, will be a host sponsor of the 33rd annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace. Organized by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) in conjunction with the Puerto Rico…
January 19, 2015
United States Eases Travel And Trade Rules On Cuba
Swiftly expanding trade ties with Cuba, the Obama administration opened the door to easier travel and a wide range of new export opportunities with the communist island starting last Friday, punching the biggest hole to date in America's…
January 19, 2015
Dominican Republic to attend Caribbean Energy Security Summit
The White House announced that US Vice President Joseph Biden will host the first ever Caribbean Energy Security Summit in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 26, and the Dominican Republic is expected to attend. Biden's office said the prime ministers or…
January 13, 2015
Haiti marks earthquake anniversary
Haiti yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of the powerful earthquake that killed an estimated 300,000 people and left more than a million others homeless, with the Organisation of American States (OAS) pledging its commitment to help the…
January 13, 2015
Guyana a concern for Britain
Britain yesterday warned Guyana that it risks being referred to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group after the Caribbean Community (Caricom) country suspended Parliament in November last year. "There is discussion about countries of concern in…