KINGSTON, Jamaica - An important event is unfolding in Kingston today which, perhaps, may be a defining moment for Jamaica. We hope it is. The matter to which we refer is the sitting here of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), albeit in its original jurisdiction, which it is to say in its capacit...

KINGSTON, Jamaica - THE Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will today convene for the first time in Jamaica when it sits at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston to hear the case against the Barbadian Government by Jamaican Shanique Myrie. Myrie is seeking damages for what she said was d...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Caribbean nations are being urged to join other regions of the world in Earth Hour, a global activity intended to raise awareness of climate change. The concept is simple. On March 23, individuals and organisations in participating nations will turn off their non-essential ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Last Thursday, the United States Congress abandoned efforts to find consensus on a way to avoid automatic budget cuts. Although both Republicans and Democrats professed willingness to compromise and pursue a balanced and pragmatic approach, the two political parties adhered rigi...

Hyatt Regency Good morning, on behalf of Prime Minister the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar and the Government welcome to Trinidad and Tobago. Almost forty years ago on the 4th of July 1973, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica and Guyana signed the Treat of Chaguaramas. By some coincidence th...

Fellow Barbadians One week has passed since the General Election in Barbados on February 21. I should like to express my heartfelt thanks to all citizens and residents for taking Barbados peacefully through one of the most exciting and exacting election campaigns in our post-independence history. ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian- An increase in exports and a reduction in poverty were among the achievements highlighted when the Ministry of Planning and Sustainable Development rolled out the first ever Government performance appraisal report in T&T on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian- Former CL Financial chairman Lawrence Duprey has been summoned to appear before the Clico/HCU commission of enquiry next Tuesday. Andre Monteil, former group financial director, has also been summoned to appear on the same day. Sir Anthony Colman, chair of the comm...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Express- Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley is calling for the removal of Senior Superintendent Surajdeen Persad as a director of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). "It is quite unacceptable that a police officer could have behaved in the way that he did, with respect t...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Express- Plans announced recently by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and National Security Minister Jack Warner to give similar powers to the Defence Force as those of police officers are set to go a step further today. Legislation to give members of the Trinidad and ...