June 27, 2014
Opposition boycotts Parliament In Antigua
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has warned that his administration is prepared for early by-elections as opposition legislators made good on their threat to boycott the first sitting of the new Parliament following the June 12 general election. "I…
June 27, 2014
Trinidad government to create 30,000 new jobs
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is projecting an expanding economy that will see a massive increase in jobs by 2020. “With the pace we intend to drive the economy at over the coming six years, we project the creation of over 30,000 new,…
June 27, 2014
Grenada pleased with revenue from new taxes
The Grenada government says the increase in taxes under the three-year “home grown” structural adjustment programme, has resulted in a “reasonable” increase in revenue collection. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell, who administration is awaiting…
June 22, 2014
Antigua to eliminate work permit fees for CARICOM nationals
Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced that his newly sworn-in Cabinet will eliminate work permit fees for CARICOM nationals. In his inaugural address on Wednesday, which was observed as OECS Day, Mr Browne said his campaign promise…
June 22, 2014
PM Skerrit addresses installation of ABLP cabinet
It was a celebration like none ever seen in Antigua and Barbuda, since the twin island state attained political independence in 1981. Shortly after 4p.m. on Wednesday, the official Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda (ABLP) was installed amidst much…
June 20, 2014
Six cases of chikungunya confirmed in Cuba
Cuban health authorities confirmed six cases of the mosquito-born chikungunya disease Wednesday, the latest in a spate of Caribbean countries reporting the fever-causing illness in their backyard. The health ministry said that most of the cases…
June 20, 2014
Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne announces his Cabinet
Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced that his newly sworn-in Cabinet will eliminate work permit fees for CARICOM nationals. In his inaugural address on Wednesday, which was observed as OECS Day, Mr Browne said his campaign promise…
June 20, 2014
Trinidad Parliament approves fingerprinting of visitors, deportees
The Trinidad and Tobago parliament Monday approved of legislation allowing for the authorities to finger print visitors and deportees entering the country. But opposition legislators voted against the Miscellaneous Provisions Administration of…
June 14, 2014
Jamaica to decriminalize ganja use
The Jamaican government plans to decriminalise possession of small amounts of ganja under a more “enlightened approach” to drug laws, officials said Thursday. Mark Golding, the country’s justice minister, said cabinet had approved a policy to…
June 13, 2014
CARICOM FOREIGN MINISTERS OFF TO MEET WITH UK COUNTERPART IN LONDON
The Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom (UK) will participate in the Eighth UK-Caribbean Forum on 16-17 June in London. The biennial Forum will aim to strengthen further the special…