Haiti launches multimillion-dollar project to address poverty

Haiti has launched a multimillion-dollar programme aimed at reducing poverty in the French-speaking Caribbean Community country.  Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said the plan will help better coordinate actions by different ministerial departments…

Caribbean pressures US on Antigua gambling spat

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has once again appealed to the United States to honour the first ruling issued by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in favour of Antigua and Barbuda in relation to US legislation on online gambling, according to…

US Coast Guard suspends search for missing British sailors

The United States Coast Guard says it has suspended its active search, pending further developments, for four Britons, whose yacht capsized in the Atlantic Ocean as they made their way back to the United Kingdom from the Caribbean over the weekend.…

Dominican Republic on the right path according to poll

 Dominican Republic is headed in the right direction, according to 58.3 percent of its citizens, while 39.9% say no way. The results are from a survey of more than 1,200 Dominicansby pollster Asisa Research Group conducted from May 9 to 11 and…

Dominican Republic on the right path according to poll

 Dominican Republic is headed in the right direction, according to 58.3 percent of its citizens, while 39.9% say no way. The results are from a survey of more than 1,200 Dominicansby pollster Asisa Research Group conducted from May 9 to 11 and…

Dunkley to be sworn in as Premier

Premier Craig Cannonier has quit over the political firestorm surrounding the long-running Jetgate row. His deputy, National Security Minister Michael Dunkley, has been named the news Premier, and will be sworn in this morning. Governor George…

Attorney banned for two years

Attorney At Law Arlean Beckford has been banned for two years from practising law as a result of what the General Legal Council (GLC) described as "professional misconduct". The GLC, in a newspaper advertisement yesterday, announced that the licence…

Cuba mobile email experiment causes chaos

On an island where most people have no Internet access, the arrival of mobile phone email service was embraced with joy. Tens of thousands of Cubans began emailing like crazy in March - for days, until the service started to fail, taking much of…

U.S. donates US$1.2M in equipment to protect the environment

The United States Embassy on Thursday donated equipment for the environmental protection program, with financial and technical assistance through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Embassy chief of staff Daniel Foote said the…

CARICOM “deeply concerned” over political tensions between Ukraine and Russia

The 15-member regional integration grouping, CARICOM< Wednesday said it was ‘deeply concerned” at the ongoing political developments in Ukraine and called for an end to the tensions to prevent possible bloodshed. “The Caribbean Community…