KINGSTON, Jamaica - The debilitating state of CARICOM affairs echoes the increasing level of despair by its citizens who helplessly witness the official bungling by regional governments, who appear impotent in search of a constructive and progressive plan for the redemption of CARICOM. Not since the...

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC -- Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says implementing a fast ferry service in the southern Caribbean is a risk the private sector must take, with government assistance. “This is not as easy as some people think. It is a lot of money which is involved. In fact, th...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago says it has acceded to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects on International Child Abduction. The Convention, also known as The Hague Abduction Convention, is a multilateral treaty developed by the Hague Conference on Private Internationa...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - LAST WEEK the insidious nature of terrorism raised its ugly head in Britain reaffirming the point that national security is going to be a constant challenge to most countries for the foreseeable future. The mantra after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre in the United ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Former prime minister Stephenson King faces a challenge from his former tourism minister for leadership of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) when it holds its annual convention in July. Both men were nominated to contest the post of party leader as the UWP, wh...

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC - The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court of Appeal (ECSC) has denied an application by the Dominica government for a “stay of execution” in the case brought by the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), challenging the process by which President Eluid Williams was elected to ...

CARIBBEAN Community leaders Tuesday, during a visit from US vice president Joe Biden, raised the matter of criminals in the US being sent back to their native lands in the region. Deportations have been a major issue on the Caribbean’s diplomatic agenda for years...

KINGSTON, Jamaica - WORLDWIDE, hunger afflicts nearly a billion people, many of whom are children. Over extended periods, hunger causes malnutrition, which in turn makes the victims vulnerable to diseases which can result in death. Acute malnutrition threatens the lives of 19 million children, and e...

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar pointed to the relationship between criminal deportees and increased crime and violence in Trinidad and Tobago and the rest of the Caribbean in yesterday’s discussions with United States Vice-President Joe Biden. The Prime Minister noted that ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Caribbean Ombudsman Association (CAROA) says it will seek recognition from the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping given the significant role of the office of ombudsman in the region. CAROA held its seventh biennial conference in Sint Maarten and the move ...