June 17, 2015
World Bank proposes new directions to boost trade in the region
A new World Bank report says there is considerable potential for boosting trade and accelerating growth in the region. The report, ‘Trade matters: New opportunities for the Caribbean’ which was released yesterday at the Third Regional Caribbean…
June 17, 2015
Millions without essential health services in the C’bean – WHO
A new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank shows that millions of people in the Caribbean and the Americas do not have access to essential health services. The report says six per cent of 400 million people, who do not…
June 16, 2015
Fake goods worth US$60m seized operations across C’bean
The international police organisation (INTERPOL) says car parts, fuel, food, detergent, cigars, shampoo, and steel were among fake goods worth nearly US$60 million seized in a two-week operation across the Americas and the Caribbean. Code-named Maya…
June 16, 2015
Cuba and Trinidad sign bilateral investment agreement
A bilateral cooperation accord has been signed between the chambers of commerce of Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago to exchange information on investment opportunities. President the Cuban Chamber of Commerce Celia Labora and her Trinidadian counterpart…
June 11, 2015
Maritime law enforcement agencies seize near $1 million in drugs in Bahamas
Law enforcement agencies have seized over 985 pounds of marijuana estimated to be worth $1 million and arrested two suspected drug smugglers intercepted in Bahamian waters. The drugs and suspects were held when officers from the United States…
June 10, 2015
Venezuela wants peaceful solution to border dispute
Venezuela Tuesday denied it has any intention of forcibly taking over land it claims to be its own in Guyana and rejected statements from the new administration in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country that it was moving to enforce a recent…
June 10, 2015
Baby among five survivors found drifting after plane crash in the Bahamas
An eight-month-old baby boy was among the five people who survived when their plane crashed in the Bahamas yesterday evening. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) said the Cessna 172 aircraft was believed to be flying from Crooked Island to New…
June 10, 2015
A 2-year-old girl first in the Caribbean to contract the Zika virus
The mosquito-borne Zika virus, also referred to as ZIKV, has now reached the Caribbean, with a 12-year-old girl in the Dominican Republic becoming the first person to contract the virus. The pre-teen has been hospitalised in a private clinic. This…
June 10, 2015
Five charged following million dollar drug bust in Dominica
Magistrate Bernard Pac-quette today Monday slapped EC$50,000 fine each on two men who pleaded guilty to a charge of supply of cocaine after police seized 66,000 grams of the illegal drug with a street value of EC$1.7 million last week. Les-tron…
June 5, 2015
Caribbean countries record growth in tourist arrivals
The Caribbean recorded a six per cent increase in tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the same period last year, chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Richard Sealy has said. Sealy, who is also the Barbados…