GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Jamaica and the rest of the region are still reeling from the shocking disclosures that five Jamaican athletes, starting with the legendary Veronica Campbell-Brown and including their beloved Asafa Powell and 2004 4×100 Olympic gold medallist Sherone Simpson, have te...

Santo Domingo. – Haiti’s ban on local products has prompted the young business leaders grouped in ANJE to call for a free trade agreement with that country. "We must set clear rules, to see how we can reach an agreement, write it all down so that the products manufactured in Dominican R...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Resident in the Leeward Islands were told on Friday to continue monitoring the progress of Tropical Storm Dorian that had become less organised as it moved towards the islands. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said that Dorian, located 1,425 miles ea...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health with the assistance of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), launched the Food Based Dietary Guidelines for Antigua & Barbuda. At the event were government officials including...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Government officials are banking on the information contained in the recently released Food Based Dietary Guidelines to address the high incidences of non-communicable diseases to include obesity, diabetes and hypertension that affect residents. The guidelines, rele...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean countries have been warned that they should not lose sight of the bigger goal of economic transformation and development even as they remain pre-occupied with overall economic growth. Former deputy director of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams Wednesday denied making statements that the emails purporting to show that members of the Trinidad and Tobago government were engaged in efforts to undermine the judiciary, the DPP and the media, were false. Williams t...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada police Wednesday said they would adopt a zero policy stance regarding the wearing of camouflage clothing in public and warned both visitors and locals to desist from doing especially as the island gears up for the annual Carnival celebrations next mon...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley yesterday warned Government against any “under the table” deals in any disposal of assets within the CL Financial portfolio. “Such disposal should be done openly and transparently, getting the best price on the open marke...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua- LIAT, Wednesday, apologised to customers for its “numerous” flight delays and cancellations over the past few weeks and sought to give explanations. A press statement quoted Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LIAT Ian Brunton as saying the disruptions were caused...