June 3, 2014
Haiti’s Government Announces New Measures To Cut Expenditure
Haiti has announced a series of measures aimed at reducing government spending. Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe says resources are very limited and that there is no room for any waste or unnecessary spending. Lamothe says he has already prohibited…
June 3, 2014
PAHO reports jump in dengue cases
American Health Organization (PAHO) says the number of dengue cases in the Americas, including the Caribbean increased five-fold between 2003 and 2013. According to data presented this week at a high-level regional meeting on dengue hosted by PAHO,…
May 27, 2014
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…
May 27, 2014
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…
May 20, 2014
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.…
May 20, 2014
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…
May 20, 2014
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…
May 20, 2014
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…
May 20, 2014
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…
May 20, 2014
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…