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…
February 6, 2012
Gonsalves urges more work as ALBA pushes ‘single economic space’
Describing a proposal for creating a “single economic space” as a “possible way forward” through “a dangerous phase” of the world economy, the Vincentian prime minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves urged more detailed work before the eight-nation ALBA bloc…
February 6, 2012
Fidel Castro publishes memoirs
The leader of the Cuban Revolution and former president of Cuba, Fidel Castro, attended the launch on Friday of his memoirs, a two-volume book titled “Fidel Castro Ruz: Guerrillero del Tiempo” (Fidel Castro Ruz: Guerrilla of Time), at Havana’s…
February 5, 2012
Suriname police on strike
A strike action of the Suriname Police Force entered its third day on Friday, even as President Desi Bouterse called on the Suriname Police Union (SPB) to suspend the work stoppage. Police officers went on strike on Wednesday after the government…
February 5, 2012
Millions to be spent on Trinidad Carnival for 2012
The Trinidad Carnival has been described as “big business” which now has a total allocation of $96.5 million to be spent. Yesterday the Trinidad Cabinet approved a supplemental $53 million for the event that already had an expended budget of $43.5…
February 5, 2012
Barbados police fight crime with technology
Victims of crimes in Barbados can soon identify their attackers without having to come face to face with them. And charges of police brutality during interrogation will also be harder to prove as the Royal Barbados Police Force prepares to roll out…