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WASHINGTON, CMC – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is condemning the death of Jean Robert Lors, a 31-year-old Haitian national, who reportedly died last month after being bea

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Police say they will make no comment on reports that five charges of theft had been dropped against former premier McKeeva Bush. “The case against Mr.

WASHINGTON, CMC – The World Bank has warned that growth in the Caribbean “will be held back” by large fiscal adjustments necessary to bring fiscal deficits to sustainable levels and help reduce p

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The financially strapped regional airline, LIAT, Thursday announced it had taken possession of an ATR 72-600 aircraft as it upgrades its aging fleet.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - NOW THAT United States Vice-president Joseph Biden and China’s President Xi Linping have completed their respective missions to engage Caribbean Community (CARICOM) partner

WARWICK, England — THE British do not torture. At least, that is what we in Britain have always liked to think. But not anymore.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - AS I write this Nelson Mandela is still with us. He may even still be living at the end of this year.

WASHINGTON, CMC - The Organization of American States (OAS) has launched an exhibition of previously unseen works by Caribbean artists, titled “Groundation – Sources of Caribbean Artistry”.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Many an insurance company fancies itself as being both an insurer (that is, a risk manager) and an investment manager of sorts.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has temporarily relinquished his responsibilities for the Central Authority, paving the way for the police investigating the e-mail matte

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Former Barbados prime minister Owen Arthur will speak on the “philosophy of nation building” as part of the activities by the College of the Bahamas marking the country’s 4

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CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – St. Lucia has received a grant of EC$7.5 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) from Taiwan to assist with development projects on the island.

The sister publications, REN21’s Renewables 2013 Global Status Report and Frankfurt School – UNEP/BNEF’s Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2013 were launched June 12th, 2013.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - BARBADOS’ TOURISM SECTOR is going in the same direction as the poorly-performing sugar industry that was once a major foreign exchange earner.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua- Antiguan and Barbudan artistes and entertainers should take advantage of the Caricom Skills Certificate or be left behind as their regional counterparts move freely between te

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica Wednesday said that the Economic Union of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) provides an opportunity for the sub-region to improve its trading re

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC - The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) has launched a regional petition aimed at getting Caribbean governments to increase women’s access to affordable cervical cancer

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it is committed to the elimination of all forms of child labour in the country.

Georgetown—Around 80 participants from the Caribbean, including government, civil society, academia and private sector representatives, will meet in Georgetown June 19-21 to discuss and analyze i