Regional

March 29, 2011

US$13m regional infrastructure fund

The Caribbean is expected to benefit from a US$13 million regional infrastructure integration…

March 29, 2011

‘Finger rape’ case raises Caricom free movement questions

Prominent Caribbean academic and political scientist, Professor Neville Duncan, is calling on Caricom governments to make a definitive statement on the issue of free movement within the region. His statement follows the decision of the Jamaica…

March 29, 2011

Jimmy Carter visits Cuba

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, landed in Havana today for a private visit aimed at lowering tension between the Cold War enemies and seeing firsthand the economic reforms sweeping the communist island. Unlike his…

March 29, 2011

UWI celebrates 50 of its distinguished Alumni

On April 2, the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus will honour 50 members of its alumni at the inaugural Distinguished Campus Alumni Awards. Fifty awardees were selected by a bi-partisan Committee of Campus academic staff…

March 28, 2011

BBC Caribbean Service makes final broadcast

The BBC Caribbean Service has made its final broadcast, ending seven decades of programming for…

March 28, 2011

Barbados denies mistreating Jamaican woman

Barbados’ Foreign Affairs Minister, Maxine McClean has dismissed allegations by a Jamaican woman who says she was mistreated by Barbadian immigration officials on a visit to the country two weeks ago. The woman, Shanique Myrie says she was…

March 25, 2011

Trinidad government pays out $33 million to CLICO policyholders

Two years after the CLICO insurance company collapse and rescue by the Trinidad and Tobago…

March 25, 2011

Guatemala first lady Sandra Torres confirms divorce

Guatemala's First Lady, Sandra Torres de Colom, has confirmed that she is divorcing president Alvaro Colom so she can stand for election to succeed him. Ms Torres fought back tears as she told Guatemalans she was leaving a loving marriage for the…

March 25, 2011

BVI up, Bahamas down

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has reversed recent trends by becoming the only offshore financial centre to have its rating boosted in the latest Global Financial Centres Index. The improvement comes against a backdrop of decline among all…

March 25, 2011

Cuban doctors & nurses to stay put

PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar says Government will not be terminating the contracts of Cuban doctors and nurses who were recruited under the previous PNM administration to fill vacancies in the health sector until those positions could…