December 9, 2014
Haiti most corrupt country in Caribbean
Haiti is the highest ranked Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country on the 2014 Corruption Perception Index released by the German-based Transparency International (TI). TI, which promotes itself as the global civil society organisation leading the…
December 9, 2014
Dominica Labour Party wins 15-seat victory
The Dominica Labour Party (DLP) has recorded a historic feat by winning a fourth consecutive term in office. The DLP won the 8 December 2014 general election with fifteen (15) out of 21 constituencies while the opposition United Workers Party (UWP)…
December 9, 2014
Man arrested after dawn raids in Bermuda
Police staged an early-morning swoop in three parishes today as the hunt intensified for those responsible for the murder of Prince Edness on Sunday. As a result, a 20-year-old Southampton man is in police custody and another man is still being…
December 5, 2014
ST. LUCIA-CRIME-PM blanks call to waive death penalty
Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has dismissed as “improper” a British Foreign Office request for him to waive the death penalty in the case of murdered British hotelier, Oliver Gobat. The Times of London newspaper has quoted Anthony as saying that…
December 4, 2014
150 health workers receive Ebola training from Cuba
The Ministry of Health in Jamaica today announced that more than 150 health care workers will be trained by two Cuban experts over the next three weeks as part of the Ebola preparedness, response and management activities. The training will cover…
December 4, 2014
St Kitts/Nevis PM promises tax free budget
Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas is promising nationals of the twin island federation, an early Christmas gift. He has already informed them that on Tuesday next week, when he presents the national budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year, it will contain…
December 3, 2014
Pope says truth must prevail in Dom Rep sex abuse case
Pope Francis assured Dominican Republic authorities on Wednesday that the truth must prevail in the case of his former ambassador to the Caribbean country who is accused of sexually abusing young boys. Francis met with the Dominican Republic's top…
December 3, 2014
Relatively quiet 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season
The 2014 Atlantic hurricane season which officially ended on November 30 will be remembered as a relatively quiet season as was predicted and can even be described as uneventful for the Caribbean region. The Caribbean was spared this season from any…
December 3, 2014
New LIAT flights between Barbados and Guyana
LIAT has added four new services per week between Dominica and Saint Maarten and three additional services between Barbados and Ogle in Guyana. The LI 331 flight is scheduled to depart Dominica at 11:05 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and…
December 1, 2014
Violent protests in Haiti decline, cross-border market resumes Monday
Commerce resumed at the cross border market on Monday, after violent protests staged by Haitians near Dominican territory halted trade on Friday. Since the early hours hundreds of Haitians have been crossing the border headed to the market to obtain…