Regional

November 8, 2011

Filipino workers banned from eleven Caribbean countries including TCI

The government of the Philippines has announced a ban on the deployment of…

November 8, 2011

Chicken from US ‘a threat’

THE CARIBBEAN’S POULTRY industry is under threat from the importation of chicken leg quarters from the United States of America. And the situation is becoming untenable, says Dr Desmond Ali, executive director of the Caribbean Poultry Association…

November 8, 2011

Nicaragua opposition candidate calls Ortega win ‘fraud’

The opposition candidate in Sunday's presidential poll in Nicaragua has rejected the victory of the incumbent President, Daniel Ortega. Fabio Gadea said he could not accept the results presented by the electoral council because "they did not…

November 8, 2011

Colombia mudslide deaths mount

The number of people known to have died in a mudslide in western Colombia has risen to at least 38. Rescuers are continuing to search for more than 20 people believed buried beneath 300 tonnes of earth and mud. Fourteen homes were swept away when a…

November 8, 2011

Extradition squashed

Businessmen Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson yesterday scored a major victory in their battle against extradition to the United States after the order was quashed by a High Court judge. Justice Ronnie Boodoosingh, presiding in the…

November 7, 2011

Lawsuit challenges tuition charges to Caribbean immigrant children

Attorneys here have filed a federal suit arguing that scores of American students who…

November 7, 2011

Trade unions reject LIAT meeting

The trade unions representing regional carrier LIAT’s workers have turned down the airline’s invitation for talks today to discuss possible job cuts, as the carrier moves to trim its workforce to 800 employees by year-end. In a letter to the…

November 7, 2011

Cuban dissidents share ordeal with US lawmakers

Three Cuban dissidents, jailed in a 2003 crackdown and imprisoned until their exile last year to Spain, have brought their story to United States lawmakers. The three were sponsored by European Union politicians who hope to build a…

November 7, 2011

T&T, Switzerland sign visa accord

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Communications Dr Surujrattan Rambachan and Ambassador of Switzerland to T&T Markus Alexander Antonietti recently signed an agreement on mutual visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, official or service…

November 7, 2011

Chinese to make House call in Barbados

Barbados’ expanding relationship with the People’s Republic of China got a further boost with the arrival of a high-level delegation yesterday afternoon. The delegation, led by Changzhi Cheng, vice-chairman, standing committee of the National…