Regional

May 10, 2011

Jamaica welcomes ‘faith based’ tourists

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has announced that…

May 10, 2011

REDjet to be cleared for takeoff from Trinidad by mid-May

Minister of Works and Transport Jack Warner has assured the low-fare airline REDjet that it will be cleared for take-off from Piarco International Airport in Trinidad by the middle of this month, around May 13. Warner, together with officials of…

May 10, 2011

LIAT Reviewing Jet Options.

Chairman of LIAT (1974) Ltd, Dr. Jean Holder, members of the Board of Directors and executive management were hosted by representatives from Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer in Barbados at a breakfast event culminating in a one hour…

May 10, 2011

Woman killed by seven pitbulls

PITBULLS owned by a police officer attacked and killed a woman on her way to work yesterday. Security guard Denise Rackal, 46, was savaged by seven dogs, which ripped open her throat. Rackal died on the street outside the policeman's house at…

May 9, 2011

Caricom looks at land management issues

PROPER land management should be implemented to protect the Caricom’s limited land resources,…

May 9, 2011

Grenada minister calls for high level regional air safety

Caribbean civil aviation officials are being encouraged to maintain a high level of air safety and security. Doing so is in the interest of citizens and visitors to the region, Grenada’s Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister told a meeting in St…

May 9, 2011

No decision yet by Jamaican government on Digicel/Claro deal

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunication and Special Projects, Daryl Vaz, said the Jamaican government has not yet made a decision on the proposed deal between Digicel and Claro Jamaica. “There have been a number of…

May 7, 2011

Environmental concerns high on PISLM agenda

Amidst the many challenges facing policy makers today— unsustainable fiscal deficits and…

May 7, 2011

Mexican Mine Blast Death Toll Reaches Nine

Mexican officials say three more bodies have been recovered from a mine where an explosion occurred this week, bringing the death toll to nine. Volunteers are assisting with excavations at the mine in the northern state of Coahuila and searching…

May 7, 2011

Cane producers challenge EU delegate

Secretary of the Cane Producers Association Seukeran Tambie is challenging statements made on Thursday by Stelios Christopoulous, Charge D’Affaires of the Delegation of the European Union, that producers are not entitled to the EU grant funding.…