February 13, 2012
IDB strengthens partnership with Caribbean
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has strengthened its historic partnership with member countries of the English-speaking Caribbean and Suriname. IDB general manager for the Caribbean Department, Gerard Johnson, hailed results achieved…
February 9, 2012
HELP CHTA EDUCATION FOUNDATION RAISE $1.5 MILLION FOR CARIBBEAN YOUTH FOR TRAVEL SHOW
Having raised $1,396,150 in scholarship funds for Caribbean youth seeking…
February 9, 2012
Top marine officer to oversee Caribbean
United States President Barack Obama has nominated a top Marine Corps officer to lead the US military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Lieutenant General John F. Kelly, who currently serves as senior military advisor to Secretary…
February 9, 2012
Former T&T PM heads to US for treatment
Former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning has been flown to the United States, to seek further medical treatment amid concerns by his family about the care he was receiving in the twin-island republic. Two weeks ago, Manning…
February 9, 2012
Defence claims ex-CFO, not Stanford behind alleged scheme
Lawyers for Texas tycoon, Allen Stanford, have claimed that it was his former chief financial officer and not their client who was the mastermind behind an alleged seven-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. Stanford is on trial for allegedly defrauding…
February 9, 2012
DPSU threatens to stage protest action
Public Servants on the island have given the government an ultimatum to retract statements which were made by Productivity Consultant Parry Bellot that they are unproductive-or face protest action. The Dominica Public Service Union (DPSU) called a…
February 9, 2012
General Audit Chamber of Sint Maarten achieves membership in CAROSAI.
Chamber, Mr. Roland Tuitt, of the approval of its membership request.The Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions is a regional organization wherein the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI's) of over 20 (island) nations are represented,…
February 6, 2012
Queen celebrates 60 years on throne with celebrations
Queen Elizabeth II marked 60 years on the throne today with a message thanking all those who have supported her over her reign and reaffirming her dedication to serving the British people. Tributes from British officials poured in to honour the…
February 6, 2012
Stanford used secret account to bribe Antigua regulator, says witness
Texas financier Allen Stanford drew on a secret Swiss bank account to pay bribes to the banking regulator in Antigua and Barbuda, the prosecution’s top witness said at Stanford’s criminal fraud trial on Friday. The 61-year-old Stanford is charged…
February 6, 2012
Cry of abuse
Guyanese are planning to demonstrate in Barbados this week to draw Caribbean and international attention to what they describe as the poor state of human rights in their homeland. And the organizers are urging Barbadians to join. The protests are…