ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a higher level of bilateral-friendly co-operation between his country and Antigua & Barbuda. He made the appeal over the weekend, while meeting with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer. A report on Chinese news site Xinhuane...

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Should there have been need of further evidence that the Caribbean is important to China's global political and economic strategy, we need look no further than Trinidad & Tobago this weekend. Xi Jinping, China's new president, in one of only a handful of trips abroad ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – China Sunday announced a three billion US dollar concessionary facility for eight Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries as President Xi Jingping ended a three-day state visit to Trinidad and Tobago. The Chinese leader met with leaders of the CARICOM countries ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - SCHOLARSHIP on the contemporary political history of the Caribbean can benefit from the autobiographies, memoirs, papers and correspondence of political leaders, especially prime ministers. This is a well-developed and invaluable tradition in England and the United States, mot...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - The issue of reparations was once more in the news last week when Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St Vincent and the Grenadines gave a lecture on celebration of the 50th anniversary of the African Unity/African Union and the recognition of Africa Year. His talk at the multi-P...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) Thursday reiterated its call for a foreign investigator to help determine the authenticity of a series of electronic mail that Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley read out in Parliament last week as it questioned the ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The man leading the probe into “emailgate” said yesterday there was no prejudice in the investigation and he will not let politics tarnish his work. Deputy Commissioner of Police Mervyn Richardson, in a brief telephone interview with the Express, said the police did not lea...

KINGSTON, Jamaica - GRACEKENNEDY has its sights set on entering the Haitian market, as the Jamaica-based conglomerate continues on its mission to grow its international footprint. "Haiti is on our radar. In fact I have gone into Haiti to look at opportunies," GK Foods CEO Michael Ranglin told share...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados will establish a revenue authority this year because of a number of issues including inconsistencies in revenue collection, particularly at the Customs. Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Chris Sinckler recalled an instance last year, when Barbados was asked t...

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government has announced a series of fiscal measures it hopes will turn around an economy that recorded slight growth last year but below the nearly three per cent figure that had been projected. Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Perry Christie, presenting th...