July 3, 2011
UN promises to help Caribbean fight organised crime
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged Caribbean nations to combat organised crime on a regional level and promised United Nations assistance in the fight. In a message to the heads of government of the 15-member Caribbean Community…
July 3, 2011
Cuba reveals more details of private property laws
The authorities in Cuba have released more details of their plans to allow people to buy and sell their cars and homes for the first time in 50 years. The new laws will open up a private property market and enable Cubans to buy any car they can…
July 3, 2011
Thousands march to support Chavez
A march by thousands of Venezuelans for the country's bicentennial celebrations became a show of support for ailing President Hugo Chavez today while he remained in Cuba recovering from surgery that removed a cancerous tumour. The president's…
July 3, 2011
Rocky start to Caribbean Airlines/Air J marriage
Friday’s official takeover of the operations of Air Jamaica by Caribbean Airlines was marked by a controversial flight cancellation and more job cuts. Scores of passengers at the Sangster International Airport in the western city of Montego Bay…
July 3, 2011
Cruise ship rescues 7 Cuban migrants
A Royal Caribbean cruise ship rescued seven Cuban migrants as it returned to South Florida on Friday, the cruise line and the US coast guard said here. The Oasis of the Seas was on its way back to Port Everglades when passengers on board spotted…
July 1, 2011
Computer glitch dashes hopes of Caribbean nationals
A computer glitch is being blamed for dashing the hopes of Caribbean and other foreign nationals worldwide who thought that they had won the chance to become permanent residents of the United States. The US Department of State says it has been…
July 1, 2011
Venezuela says Chavez recuperating well
Venezuelan officials said Friday the stability of the country was not in question following President Hugo Chavez's admission that he was undergoing cancer treatment in Cuba. The government, which had repeatedly said that Chavez had simply undergone…
July 1, 2011
Gas pipeline from ‘T&T’ up the islands resurfaces
The proposal of a gas pipeline from T&T to the Eastern Caribbean is “under discussion” and has engaged the attention of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, says Foreign Affairs Minister Suruj Rambachan. “I'm sure in a short while from now there…
July 1, 2011
More Air Jamaica job cuts
Another set of Air Jamaica workers are expected to be jobless as of today. This as Caribbean Airlines takes over all operations at the airline. The positions likely to go include ground handlers, information technology, flight operations and…
June 27, 2011
Caricom St Kitts summit: Health and rights in focus
FACING up to challenging regional health problems and the need to make the Caricom Charter of…