Regional

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.…

May 6, 2011

Trinidad minister to meet with REDJet officials

REDJet officials and Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Works and Transport Jack Warner will meet…

May 6, 2011

Cuba ex-minister Roca-Iglesias jailed for corruption

A former Cuban government minister, Alejandro Roca-Iglesias, has been jailed for 15 years at the end of a high-profile anti-corruption trial. His co-defendant, Chilean businessman Max Marimbo - a close friend of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro…

May 5, 2011

Brits to stand trial for alleged air rage

TWO British nationals — whose alleged brawl on a Virgin Atlantic flight…

May 5, 2011

Human trafficking alive in T&T

Both the International Organisation on Migration (IOM) and the US Department of State have said that human trafficking is taking place in T&T. This is according to National Security Minister Brigadier John Sandy, who revealed this during his…

May 5, 2011

Barbados pursuing CLICO rescue plan

Prime Minister of Barbados Fruendel Stuart says his administration is working to ensure that policyholders of the troubled local operations of Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) get back their principal investments. Stuart said on the…