ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada parliament has given the nod to the Citizenship by Investment legislation as the Keith Mitchell administration seeks to lure foreign investors to the island. But Prime Minister Mitchell has made it clear that new regulations would be put in plac...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – President Donald Ramotar is calling for the implementation of the standard of practice that has been developed for the teaching procession which outlines the academic and professional benchmarks for educators within the Caribbean. “We have now developed for ou...

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says many international financial institutions take a long time to disburse funds to developing countries as he applauded the work of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) bank. Skerrit, commenting on the decisi...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Caribbean teachers are meeting here on Monday amidst a call for the region to produce educators that would help establish a competent workforce to help the Caribbean deal with a changing global environment. Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Irwin la Ro...

TIPUTINI RIVER, Ecuador -- Waving away a cloud of gnats, biologist Phyllis “Lissy” Coley scours the Amazonian underbrush for inga shrubs, whose young leaves are loaded with powerful toxins and chemicals that might be useful in medical research. Coley and her team from the University of ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian - Republic Bank Ltd has acquired a majority stake in Ghana’s HFC Bank Ltd and is prepared to make an offer for all the remaining shares in the bank if it is mandated to do so. “Republic Bank continues at this time to engage in discussions with the S...

(Trinidad Express) Political leaders have agreed to President Anthony Carmona’s call to bite the bullet of campaign financing reform. Those in agreement on Saturday included Leader of Government Business Dr Roodal Moonilal, People’s National Movement political leader Dr Keith Rowley, in...

(Trinidad Express) NATIONAL Security Minister Emmanuel George yesterday called an emergency meeting with the heads of the country’s protective services in the wake of a dozen murders being committed in less than 72 hours. The meeting was chaired by George and included Police Commissioner Ste...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – At least 12 people were killed during the long weekend here forcing national security officials to meet in an emergency session and a former national security minister criticising the coalition People’s Partnership government in Trinidad and Tobago ov...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner - With sensitive top-secret data becoming more susceptible to hackers in cyberspace around the world, the Jamaican Government could easily become the next victim of this global threat. Julian Robinson, state minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mini...