PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – President Anthony Carmona named members to the Integrity Commission on Monday, even as calls continued for the resignation of its chairman, Ken Gordon, over his decision to meet with Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley before the latter presented a motion of no co...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - CHINESE are big spenders and should that country become a new source for this country with regard to visitors, the increased spending will redound to the benefit of the local economy. A three-member Chinese delegation attended one of the Mega Fam programmes and spoke highly o...

Santo Domingo.- Energy Commissioner Enrique Ramirez on Monday debunked notions of interconnecting Haiti and Dominican Republic with power lines for now, “maybe down the line, say in 20 years.” His affirmation comes in the wake of a report by Haiti newspaper Le Nouvelliste, that Andress ...

BRIDGETOWN—The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are to conduct a comprehensive study of Barbados’ financial services sector. A statement from the Central Bank of Barbados said the two Washington-based financial institutions will conduct the financial sector assessment...

WASHINGTON, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it is providing a US$35.5 million grant to Haiti for a programme to expand and improve drinking water services in the capital of the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. It said the grant will support the secon...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – United States Ambassador Brent Hardt says the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), now into its third year, is beginning to have an impact as a result of the many programmes implemented to fight crimes in the region. Hardt along with Home Affairs Minister Clem...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Following last weekend’s fanfare and celebration surrounding LIAT’s acquisition of the first of eight new ATR aircraft, cash flow problems resulting from the re-fleeting exercise have surfaced. LIAT management warned staff that June salaries may be paid ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - Legislative drafters from Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) countries meet here on Wednesday to discuss draft model bills intended to give effect to measures contained in the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed with the European Union in 2008. The meeting is bei...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -THE LATEST Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report by the United States Department of State, valuable as it is,  is a reminder that countries of the Caribbean region are back in that cycle of recurring admonition from Washington as lacking in vigorous commitment to combat this...

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Government and business leaders from across the Caribbean are gathered here this week along with international donor and lending agencies to take stock of how they have been collaborating on putting in place solutions to sustainable growth and development in the region. ...