March 20, 2012
Antigua PM: Caribbean peace under threat
CARICOM CHAIRMAN, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, yesterday called upon all regional governments to do all in their power to ensure that crime does not undermine peace and security in the Caribbean. Spencer issued this…
March 20, 2012
Cayman Islands calls in UK police as crime threatens image
The Cayman Islands has brought in British police to tackle a rise in gang-related crime that business leaders fear could hurt the territory's image as a safe finance and tourism destination. Fourteen British officers arrived in the Caribbean hedge…
March 20, 2012
Death of consul’s daughter spurs Venezuela outcry
The killing of a Chilean diplomat's teenage daughter by police is reigniting concerns among Venezuelans about excessive force used by officers and their frequent involvement in violent crimes. Nineteen-year-old Karen Berendique was riding in a…
March 20, 2012
Water and agriculture to be highlighted Thursday, World Water Day
IMPROVING agricultural practices to get “more crop per drop” will be Jamaica’s main focus on World Water Day, which will be observed on Thursday. Based on the international theme ‘Water and Food Security… the World is Hungry because it’s…
March 19, 2012
U.S. Congress Seeks Hearing to Examine Antigua Government’s Role in $7 Billion Stanford Pnzi Scheme
A group of ten United States Congressmen from seven states have asked House Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) to hold a Congressional hearing to investigate the government of Antigua and Barbuda’s role in the $7.2…
March 19, 2012
Territorial Elections now in Process — Election Watch 2012.
Electors on French St. Martin are currently casting their ballots at the various polling stations throughout the French side of the island. Early predictions show that there will be a higher voter's turn this year. However, voters are getting…
March 19, 2012
Toussaint Louverture Airport Still Under Construction
Rehabilitation work continues at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport. If an initial starting room was made available to passengers, most of the work is still yet to be done. We still need at least a month to put the airport in step…
March 19, 2012
Haitian-Americans Concerned about Political Instability in Haiti
Like Haitians in Haiti, compatriots in the diaspora are also awaiting a durable solution to the crisis that gnaws Haitian policy and society. Situations in the Haitian media are relayed, discussed in the salons, streets and in public places in…
March 19, 2012
$9 million euros for agriculture
The Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute (Cardi) has agreed with the Caricom Secretariat and the Inter-American Institute for Agriculture to equitably manage the Intra-ACP project of $9 million euros for agricultural…
March 16, 2012
US diplomat warns…Stanford’s fraud case has message for Caribbean
The recently concluded fraud case in which Texan billionaire Allen Stanford was convicted of running a US$7-billion Ponzi scheme using a bank in Antigua and Barbuda should serve as a warning to small societies in the Caribbean, a senior US…