BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - Making sure that just under a third of Barbados’ limited land space is kept for substantial agriculture would be to the betterment of the country. And one such area would be in making inroads in the fight against the chronic non-communicable diseases that are...

WASHINGTON, CMC - The United States Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a broad overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws. The bipartisan vote sends the s most significant immigration policy changes in decades to the full Senate for further deliberation. Debate is anticipated to commence t...

MAINE, CMC - An American company that monitors global Internet traffic, says Cuba has activated a branch of its submarine fibre optic cable that connects to Jamaica, giving it greater bandwidth and a backup in case the main leg to Venezuela is not available. Senior analyst at Renesys Corporation, Do...

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC - Prime Minister Dr. Denzil L. Douglas started an official visit to Kuwait holding talks with that country’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak AL-Hamad Al-Sabah as the two countries seek to increase bi-lateral relations and boost cooperation in several areas. ...

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The St. Kitts-Nevis government Wednesday said it was ‘saddened” at the death of a Taiwanese fisherman killed by the Pilipino Coast Guard, in the southern part of the ROC Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) earlier this month. The Philippines coast guard says...

BRADES, Montserrat, CMC - Montserrat has received an improved rating following the end of the final review of the Strategic Growth Programme from Britain’s Department for International Development (DFID). But London has also indicated that Montserrat has work to do in several key areas includ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it will write off the outstanding mortgage balances for 50 homeowners as part of the country’s 50th anniversary of political independence. The programme being carried out by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing’s Jubilee...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – President Donald Ramotar has written to members of the National Assembly urging them to ensure that the amendments to the anti-money laundering legislation is approved ahead of the international deadline. In his letter, read out by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, the he...

WASHINGTON, May 22, CMC - The World Bank has approved two new grants for maternal and child basic health services, and business development and investment in Haiti. The Washington-based financial institution said about 1.8 million women and children in the earthquake-ravaged, French-speaking Caribb...

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has been assured of Brazil’s long-term commitment to the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country as he continues his official visit to the South American country. A statement issued by the Office of the Pr...