July 19, 2013
Twenty agents fired for failing polygraph test in DR
President of the National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) in the Dominican Repblic Julio Souffront on Tuesday revealed that 20 agents were fired for failing a polygraph test, and ordered back to their military branches. He said a lie detector measures…
July 19, 2013
Opposition walks out of Parliament in Barbados
The Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) walked out of Parliament last night, citing unfair treatment from Speaker of the House, Michael Carrington. Opposition Leader Mia Mottley packed up her bags at exactly 7:04 p.m., and her 12 colleagues…
July 17, 2013
Caribbean Trade Mission To China Planned
Caribbean governments and top private sector executives in the tourism and investment sectors are being urged to participate in a 10-day trade mission to four top cities in China, set for this September 14th-23rd. The trip comes on the heels of…
July 8, 2013
Bahamas PM wants more outside help in crime fight
Amid ongoing worries about the high rate of violent crime in The Bahamas, Prime Minister Perry Christie used his address at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government meeting in Trinidad to push the United States and other developed…
July 7, 2013
CARICOM Summit in Port of Spain ends
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders ended their four-day summit in Port of Spain on Saturday agreeing to the immediate adoption of a stabilisation and growth agenda which emphasises the removal of constraints on competitive production as well as…
July 7, 2013
US Coast Guard sends cocaine smugglers to Guantanamo Bay
The United States Coast Guard says crew from the Cutter Northland and Coast Guard Station Miami Beach have offloaded over 1,000 pounds of cocaine and transferred the alleged smugglers to US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officials in Guantanamo Bay,…
July 7, 2013
Popocatepetl volcano causes more Mexico flight chaos
US airlines have cancelled flights into and out of Mexico City for a second day over fears that ash from a rumbling volcano could affect their planes. Delta and United Airlines were among the companies that stopped at least a dozen flights on…
July 7, 2013
CARICOM Free Movement Bill tabled
A Bill to amend the Caribbean Community (Free Movement of Skilled Persons) Act, to broaden the categories of skilled nationals able to access jobs in regional countries has been tabled in the House of Representatives, by Minister of Labour and…
June 30, 2013
Barbados government committed to re-shaping economy, says PM
The government of Barbados is committed to pursuing a strategy that will systematically reduce its fiscal deficit, and foster economic growth and innovation.This assurance came on Thursday from Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, as he addressed the…
June 30, 2013
Former Cayman Islands premier threatens to sue auditor general
Former premier of the Cayman Islands, McKeeva Bush, who is currently facing a number of criminal charges, has threatened to sue the territory’s auditor general over allegations of political interference in the hiring of two Port Authority…