June 30, 2017
Prosecutor Wants Suriname President Locked Away for 20 Years
Suriname’s military prosecutor Roy Elgin is proposing a tough prison sentence for President Desi Bouterse for his alleged role in the killing of 15 of his political opponents back in December 1982.El-gin believes the former army leader should be…
June 28, 2017
OECS stakeholders meet in Barbados to discuss public procurement reform
Reforming the public procurement process within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) could allow governments to better manage the use of scarce public funds. Such reforms also have the potential to contribute to inclusive growth by…
June 28, 2017
Hunt for pilot after attack on Supreme Court in Venezuela
The Venezuelan military is hunting for a rogue elite police officer suspected of carrying out a helicopter attack on the country's Supreme Court. Oscar Pérez posted Instagram videos admitting the attack and calling on Venezuelans to rise up against…
June 27, 2017
Antigua regrets Canada’s decision to end visa-free travel
The Antigua and Barbuda Government yesterday said it regrets the decision of the Canadian Government to end visa-free travel for nationals of the twin island. In a statement, the Gaston Browne Administration said that “this decision relates to…
June 23, 2017
T&T father sentenced to 20 years for incest
A High Court judge has sentenced a 50-year-old father of four to 20 years in jail after he was found guilty of having sex with one of his daughters. The man, whose name is not being disclosed, had been found guilty in April after he pleaded not…
June 23, 2017
C’bean hoteliers regret new US policy regarding Cuba
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) Friday said it regrets the recent United States reversal of its travel policies on Cuba and the likely effects on the socio-economic development of Cuba and the wider Caribbean region. In a…
June 22, 2017
Deaths from Venezuelan anti-government protests up to 75
A 22-year-old man was shot dead Thursday during an anti-government protest in Caracas, becoming the 75th victim in three months of unrest over the rule of President Nicolas Maduro. The young man was killed during a demonstration in the capital's…
June 21, 2017
Barbados PM wants the region to have a new look at ‘brain drain’
Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart says to describe the export of Caribbean nationals to countries across the world as a brain drain “is to see the glass as half-empty”. “I have never seen the export of manpower as a disadvantage because it is…
June 20, 2017
Tropical Storm Cindy threatens Gulf Coast; Bret in Caribbean
Tropical Storm Cindy formed Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico, hovering south of Louisiana as it churned tides and spun bands of heavy, potentially flooding rain onto the central and eastern Gulf Coast. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey issued a state of…
June 19, 2017
T&T to close schools, offices ahead of storm
The Caribbean island of Trinidad & Tobago is closing public schools and government offices as heavy thunderstorms approach the region. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the cluster is forecast to become a tropical storm by Monday night…