BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC - The United States Peace Corps says it is phasing out its operations in St. Kitts and Nevis, and Antigua and Barbuda after five decades of successfully meeting the their needs for trained people in education, health, agriculture, environment, youth and development, and co...

MIAMI, CMC - A Jamaican national convicted of killing a Florida state trooper with a pipe bomb has been granted a temporary reprieve one day before he was to be executed by lethal injection. A United States federal district on Monday stayed the execution of Paul Augustus Howell, 47, allowing defense...

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – A radio station has paid EC$206,122.37 (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) to Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, representing the full payment for a defamation judgement the prime minister won following statements made by a radio host almost 10 years ago. “All th...

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica said Monday it would continue to strengthen its relationship with Venezuela noting that the island had benefitted significantly over the past years. “You would be pleased to know that Venezuela continues to be a major source of development assistance for ...

WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) says it has launched a mortgage programme that will help up to 4,000 families in Haiti. OPIC said the initiative will combine loans from OPIC and grants from other groups and the money awarded will include US$1,...

GENEVA, CMC - Antigua and Barbuda will once again raise its ongoing cross-border gambling services dispute with the United States when the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organization meets here on Wednesday. According to the agenda distributed ahead of the meeting, Antigua and Barb...

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada says it has paid in full the arrears owed to the United Nations and as a result has regained its voting rights at the international body. Grenada was listed among three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments owing the United Nations, according to a ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana will host the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) this year after a 10-year hiatus, senior programme coordinator of the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) Jose Fonseca announced Monday. The CWA, usually held in October, provides opport...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - Are we ready and open for business? Recently, Dr. Patrick Antoine, chief economic advisor to the new Grenada Government declared this was now so in his country. You would be aware that Grenadians also had the opportunity last week to speak with the vote. A mere two d...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - The way to outrun the competition in the international market is to improve productivity. This was the advice given by Dr. Delisle Worrell, Governor of Central Bank of Barbados (CBB). Delivering his address at the opening ceremony of the Week of Excellence at the Gra...