Regional

December 16, 2010

Five candidates for CARICOM secretary general post

According to reliable sources, five prominent regional nationals have applied to fill the vacancy that will be created at year end, when Sir Edwin Carrington demits office after 18 years in office as secretary general of the Caribbean Community…

December 16, 2010

UN in talks to set up independent panel to probe origin of cholera in Haiti

The United Nations is exploring the establishment of an international scientific panel to look into the source of the cholera epidemic in Haiti.

December 16, 2010

Trinidad government to take action to recover $13 billion in unpaid taxes

The Trinidad and Tobago government is to take garnishee proceedings and file "distraint actions" against residents who do not pay up their rates and taxes. Finance Minister Winston Dookeran said that the unpaid taxes owed to government amount to…

December 16, 2010

Gonsalves sworn in as prime minister of St Vincent

Dr Ralph Gonsalves of the Unity Labour Party (ULP) was on Wednesday morning sworn in as prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines for a third consecutive five-year term. The National Broadcasting Corporation said that about 60 persons,…

December 14, 2010

Cuba opens new cholera treatment centre in Haiti

With the opening of a new centre for cholera treatment in Carrefour, Haiti, the number of such facilities set up by Cuban doctors in an effort to stop the spreading of the disease now totals nine. The Cuban Medical Brigade is working on the…

December 14, 2010

Appointment of new Barbados chief justice runs into legal snag

The appointment of a new chief justice of Barbados has run into a legal snag. According to the Barbados Nation newspaper, on the eve of Chief Justice-designate Marston Gibson taking up the job, investigations have revealed that a challenge has…

December 14, 2010

Minister of Finance meets with New Tax Reform Committee in preparation for new tax system in 2012.

Minister of Finance Hiro Shigemoto met on Monday with the soon to be…

December 14, 2010

Ministry Launches Suicide Hotline in the Bahamas

The Ministry of Labour and Social Development and the accounting firm, Grant Thornton Bahamas have partnered to launch a hotline during the months of December and January, to provide counselling and support to those experiencing difficulties…

December 14, 2010

Police had Busy Weekend Investigating Armed Robberies.

The Police Special Robbery Unit over the weekend have been quite busy investigating several armed robberies and at least one attempted armed robbery.A man with initials S.H.P. filed an official report with detectives stating that on Friday…

December 14, 2010

Baby’s Death Under Investigation & Murder rate rises in Bahamas

Police received a call around 10:30 a.m. Saturday that a male infant was unresponsive. The baby was taken to the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) via EMS personnel where he was pronounced dead. Police said an autopsy will be performed sometime this…