December 6, 2011
St Kitts lawmakers debate OECS Economic Union treaty legislation
Lawmakers will tomorrow begin debating legislation that would give effect to the Revised Treaty of Basseterre, which establishes the OECS Economic Union. This comes almost 18 months after the treaty was signed by OECS states and ratified in…
December 4, 2011
TRINIDAD PM: I have no fear
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says she is not in fear of her life if the…
December 4, 2011
China may construct new stadium for Grenada
China has indicated an interest in constructing a new track and field stadium in Grenada. This was hinted by Chinese ambassador to Grenada, Xu Jianguo during the recent signing of the second phase of technical cooperation for the cricket stadium.…
December 4, 2011
Brazil bus crash leaves 33 dead
At least 33 people have been killed and about a dozen injured in a crash involving a lorry and a bus in north-east Brazil, officials say. The accident occurred early on Saturday near the town of Milagres, in north-eastern Bahia state. An official…
December 4, 2011
T20 semis today
The final three semi-final spots in the Sagicor General Twenty/20 Competition will be decided today after the fifth and final preliminary round of matches. Play is slated to start at 1 p.m. at the various venues. Those teams going forward will join…
December 4, 2011
New regional bloc established at Caracas conference
Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean have approved the creation of a new regional bloc that excludes the United States and Canada. But, unlike the Washington-based Organisation of American States, the new group (known by its Spanish…
December 4, 2011
CAL’s flight to Jamaica makes ‘forced’ landing
A Caribbean Airlines (CAL) flight, bound for Kingston, was forced to land at Sangster International Airport on Thursday night in what the airline called a “controlled emergency landing.” Flight BW 62 had departed from Nassau, Bahamas, for…
December 4, 2011
US renews calls for the release of jailed contractor in Cuba
The United States yesterday renewed its calls for the immediate release of US contractor Alan Gross, as he prepared to mark two years behind bars in Cuba on state security charges. Gross was arrested December 3, 2009, for delivering laptops and…
December 4, 2011
St Lucia PM says road ahead will be difficult
The leader of St Lucia's former main opposition party, who was sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday, has promised to strengthen the tourism-dependent Caribbean island's economy, reduce crime and improve prospects for young people. Kenny…
December 2, 2011
Fire rages on Nassau Bahamas
Firefighters are at this hour working to put out a blaze that has been raging on Bay…