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February 12, 2011

Barbados signs US$40 million loan for energy and coastal protection

The Barbados government has signed a US$40 million loan agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), to kick-start the island's energy conservation and coastal zone management initiatives. This signing ceremony between Prime…

February 12, 2011

Guyana, Venezuela forge draft agreement on narco-trafficking

Delegations from Guyana and Venezuela were able to successfully complete consideration of a draft agreement on the prevention of illegal consumption and the suppression of illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and…

February 12, 2011

Regional coast guard and crimes task force needed, says security co-ordinator

A regional coast guard and a serious crimes task force are on the cards for the Regional Security System (RSS). The Barbados Nation newspaper reported that Grantley Watson, coordinator of the RSS, disclosed this on Thursday at the end of a meeting…

February 12, 2011

Man sentenced to death in St Lucia for shooting a police officer on duty

While a debate is going on whether or not the death penalty should continue in the Caribbean, a high court judge in St Lucia has sentenced a man to be hanged for shooting to death a police officer while he was on duty. Justice Kenneth Benjamin…

February 10, 2011

LIME’S CEO Drexwell Seymour welcomes a BTC/LIME partnership

LIME'S CEO Drexwell Seymour says he is excited about the telecommunications deal between BTC in…

February 8, 2011

Opposition plans more protests in St Vincent

The main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) in St Vincent and the Grenadines said…

February 8, 2011

Former Jamaican police commissioner ‘well aware’ of Coke-JLP links

Former police commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin said that he was "well aware" of the political manoeuvres of former Tivoli Gardens strongman, Christopher "Dudus" Coke, who is aligned to the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). The Jamaica…

February 8, 2011

Grenada celebrates 37th independence anniversary

Grenada on Monday celebrated the 37th anniversary of independence from the United Kingdom. It was under the Eric Gairy administration that the Union Jack was lowered on February 7, 1974, and replaced by the Grenadian flag. US Secretary of State…

February 8, 2011

Jamaica entered into secret agreement with UK and US

Jamaicans have been warned of the dangers of revealing the contents of the "secret” memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with the United States and the United Kingdom to fight transnational crimes. The Jamaica Observer reported that several…

February 8, 2011

Trinidad police service needs purging says justice minister

Trinidad and Tobago justice minister, Herbet Volney is promising to eradicate criminality within the police service, insisting that this is one of the most significant impediments in the fight against crime. Volney made the disclosure on Friday…