Regional

June 15, 2011

Jamaican PM calls for special regime for indebted middle income countries

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Bruce Golding has emphasised the need for multilateral financial institutions to create a special regime for indebted middle income countries. Addressing a high powered team of United States senators at a special meeting…

June 15, 2011

U.S.-Based Nonprofit Charity Donates Books and Educational Supplies to Public Library in Saint Lucia

The International Alliance for Child Literacy donated 3,300 children’s books and 1,350 pounds of education materials to three schools and one library in Saint Lucia, including Soufriere Public Library. Somerset, N.J. — On May 30, 2011,…

June 15, 2011

LIAT chairman resigns

Chairman of the regional airline, LIAT, Dr. Jean Holder, has tendered his resignation after six years on the job. In a brief statement, LIAT said that Holder had submitted his resignation as director and chairman to the Barbados government, one of…

June 15, 2011

Second earthquake rattles Bermuda

The Island of Bermuda experienced an earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter Scale and lasting nearly eight seconds, according to scientific figures. Geologist Martin Brewer said results from the Island's seismogram station in Warwick showed the…

June 13, 2011

Suriname finance minister resigns

Citing “personal circumstances”, Suriname’s minister of finance, Wonnie Boedhoe,…

June 13, 2011

CARICOM, FAO to tackle high food prices at regional consultation

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations will next week tackle the recent upsurge in food prices that has reached unprecedented levels in the region. Against the backdrop of the FAO…

June 10, 2011

Trinidad DPP to determine criminal charges against former CL Financial executives

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard has been asked by Trinidad and…

June 10, 2011

LIAT to meet as airline rescinds job cuts for now

Talks were set to resume Friday in Antigua between the region’s trade unions and LIAT after the regional airline rescinded dozens of redundancy letters stemming from the closure of city ticket offices region-wide, the unions' chief spokesman…

June 10, 2011

US to protect Caribbean immigrants from bogus lawyers

United States immigration officials today announced they were teaming up with federal and state prosecutors, the government’s commerce watchdog, lawyers and campaigners in a new effort to combat an “epidemic” of bogus immigration lawyers. The…

June 10, 2011

Dudus business partner cries foul

Justin Ogilvie, the business partner of former West Kingston strongman, Christopher 'Dudus' Coke is challenging the sum reportedly seized from his office during the incursion last year May. The police have reported that $2.9 million was seized…