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Talks were set to resume Friday in Antigua between the region’s trade unions and LIAT after the regional airline rescinded dozens of redundancy letters stemming from the closure of city ticket offices region-wide, the unions' chief spokesman…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…
June 10, 2011
Convictions crisis in The Bahamas
While The Bahamas continued to suffer from a high rate of crime in 2010, only a small number of criminals were convicted for serious offences, newly released prison statistics show. Only 32 percent of the 2,374 people admitted to prison last year…