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Trinidadian scholar killed in Kenya buried in his homeland
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – 31-year-old Ravindra Ramrattan was cremated here on Tuesday, more than a week after he was murdered during the attack on the Westgate Shopping Mall in Niarobi by Sh
Sparrow responding well
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Slinger Francisco, aka the Mighty Sparrow, continues to do well.
President-elect Savarin defends his election
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC - President-elect Charles Savarin has defended his election even as Opposition Leader Hector John said he would snub the head of state and boycott all functions officiated b
Caribbean hoping to take advantage of German Food Show
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) says it will mount a “Caribbean Kitchen Pavilion” at this year’s ANUGA Food Show in Germany.
Opposition criticises government over crime, figures show increase in murders
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The main opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has criticised the Portia Simpson Miller administration over its handling of the crime situation in Jamaica as the island r
Jamaica Facing Possible Currency Crisis
KINGSTON. Jamaica - Where is the exchange rate now?
Chinese company to build thousands of middle-income houses
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada has signed an agreement with a Chinese company for the construction of over 2,000 middle-income housing units over the next five years.
Got us feeling good
ANTIGUA AND BARUDA - Antigua & Barbuda is looking pretty good on the international front right now. Good things are just happening for the country in rapid succession.
World affairs – diplomacy takes centre stage
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - In a recent editorial entitled, ‘Obama, Syria and a world rearranging itself,’ we suggested in focusing on events in the Middle East, that changes were taking place in countr
Dominica condemns use of chemical weapons in Syria
UNITED NATIONS, CMC - Dominica Monday called for an end to the conflict in Syria and condemned the attack on the mall by militants in Nigeria that killed almost 100 people.
OECS environmental ministers to meet in Anguilla next week
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, CMC – Ministers of Environment and Sustainable Development from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will meet here later this week to discuss environmental i
Tourism Sector Keeps Eye On US Shutdown
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) says it is paying close attention to the shutdown in the United States (US) because of its likely impact on the country's tour
Caribbean American legislator outraged over shutting down of US federal government
NEW YORK, CMC - A Caribbean American legislator Tuesday expressed outrage over the first shutdown of the United States government in 17 years.
Food import bill down two per cent
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Agricultural production is up and an additional 4000 acres will be put into cultivation next year, Food Production Minister Devant Maharaj has announced.
Agriculture in the Caribbean
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - After a 10-year hiatus, the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), which was launched back in 1999, will be hosted by Guyana October 4-12.
Aviation pact lifts Dominican-Haiti ties trounced by high court ruling
Santo Domingo.- While a Dominican Republic high court ruling which jeopardizes mostly people of Haitian descent and prompted Port-au-Prince to recall its ambassador in Santo Domingo, an agreement
Dominican Republic’s Haitian descendants in ‘constitutional limbo’: UN
GENEVA.- The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday condemned the Dominican Constitutional Court ruling which refuses nationality to offspring born in the country of undoc
Haiti pulls envoy after DR court decision
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- The Haitian government is recalling its ambassador in the Dominican capital in response to a court ruling from the neighboring Dominican Republic that strips citizen
A balanced Caribbean path to shared prosperity
The recent High Level Caribbean Forum in Nassau was the latest in a series of discussions to develop a road map for the region’s long-term economic growth while addressing persistent debt and fis
