Regional

June 1, 2011

Education axes 30 paraprofessional posts

Thirty education posts are to be axed as part of cost-cutting measures, the Education Minister announced today. In a statement this evening Dame Jennifer Smith said that in line with the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Bermuda Union of…

May 30, 2011

Princess Royal’s Visit Announced for Bermuda in June

Government House has announced further details of the forthcoming visit…

May 30, 2011

Leaked cables will not affect US ties, says Jamaica minister

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunication and Special Projects, Daryl Vaz, says the governments of Jamaica and the United States continue to enjoy strong relationships, despite leaked US diplomatic cables regarding the…

May 30, 2011

Alarming statistics

An estimated 37.4 million people with diabetes live in the region. The PanAmerican Health Organisation projects that by 2025 this number will rise to 64 million, of which more than 40 million will live in Latin American and the Caribbean.”…

May 30, 2011

Airport employees threaten shutdown

Even as the Estate Police Association prepares to take their negotiations with the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT) to the Industrial Court, other employees are threatening to proceed with their own industrial action and shut…

May 27, 2011

St Lucia police accused by British media of bungling rape case

While at home St Lucia police have been praised by some for their crime fighting…

May 27, 2011

Caribbean needs to be readu for Climate Change

Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Belize-based Caribbean…

May 27, 2011

CXC head blasts regional ministries for failing education

Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Dr Didacus Jules, has blamed the Ministries of Education in the region for the glaring failure in the education system. “(The) biggest problem of education in the…

May 27, 2011

Trinidad president denies request to revoke appointment of Integrity Commission chairman

The president of Trinidad and Tobago, George Maxwell Richards, has denied a request by Minister of Works and Transport and United National Congress (UNC) chairman Jack Warner to revoke the appointment of Dr Eric St Cyr as chairman of the…

May 27, 2011

CARICOM National Security Council to consider report on allegations against IMPACS

The Bureau of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministerial Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) has forwarded to the full ministerial body, its recommendations arising out of the findings of a preliminary investigation by…