June 4, 2015
Jack Warner to tell all
Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner has said in a dramatic TV address that he will reveal all he knows about corruption at the world football body. Warner, who said he feared for his life, said he could also link FIFA officials to general…
June 4, 2015
CARICOM Secretary-General mourns death of ‘oustanding’ son of Dominica
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended deep sympathy to the Government and people of Dominica and the family of the late former President His Excellency the Honourable Dr. Nicholas J.O.…
June 2, 2015
China bets on strategic ties with the Caribbean
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says his country is “prepared to deepen its cooperation” with Latin America and the Caribbean “in order to mutually learn from each other and forge together a new path for the China-Latin America and the Caribbean…
June 2, 2015
St Vincent to use EU visa waiver to lobby Canada
St Vincent and the Grenadines will use the visa-free travel agreement it signed with the European Union last week to re-launch its lobby for the reinstatement of a similar privilege for Vincentian passport holders wishing to travel to Canada,…
June 2, 2015
Government prepares to repatriate Dominicans of Haitian descent
Haiti’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Lener Renauld says the Government is prepared to repatriate Dominicans of Haitian descent once the deadline to “regularize foreigners” expires. Renauld presented a list of proposals during a recent meeting with…
June 2, 2015
Premier Caribbean Culinary Event Returns To Miami
Food and cooking enthusiasts as well as those who enjoy island fare and libations, will have the opportunity to savor Caribbean creations at a competition lunch, dinner and Taste of the Islands festival during the 2015 Taste of the Caribbean…
May 29, 2015
US Takes Cuba Off Terrorism List
The United States on Friday dropped Cuba from a blacklist designating the communist country as a state sponsor of terrorism in another step toward the resumption of diplomatic links between the two nations after a five-decade standoff. Shortly after…
May 28, 2015
Jamaica, UK sign MOU to continue fight against illicit drug trade
Jamaica and the United Kingdom (UK) have intensified their fight against the transnational drug trade affecting both countries, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding of Cooperation. Speaking at the signing at the Ministry of National…
May 21, 2015
Jamaican are on alert following the outbreak of mosquito-borne Zika virus
Jamaicans are being put on alert following an outbreak of another mosquito-borne illness, the Zika virus. Following meetings at the World Health Assembly now taking place in Geneva, Switzerland and a warning issued by the Pan American Health…
May 21, 2015
Police defends use of tear gas on ‘riotous mob’
The Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force has defended its decision to use tear gas to disperse protesters in Salisbury last week. Farmers and residents of Salisbury blocked the public road in Salisbury on 11 May 2015 over deplorable farm access and…