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Kick CARICOM to the kerb
(Part 2) KINGSTON, Jamaica - It would be foolhardy at the commencement of any trial for attorneys to believe they will be persuasive with only an opening statement.
Kick CARICOM to the kerb
KINGSTON, Jamaica - There comes a time when the only thing to do is make clear, definitive, unambiguous statements about things of importance. Here goes. I am a Jamaican, I am NOT a Caribbean man.
Not a Caribbean man?
KINGSTON, Jamaica - TENSION is developing toward the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) from some quarters in Jamaica.
Private sector needs representation at regional level
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade A.J.
Changing European policy
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Spend time in Brussels, or in any other European capital that has a close relationship with the Caribbean, and it soon becomes apparent how fast thinking about policy is changin
Growing shift in global clout
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - SOME very interesting comments made the rounds last week when the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Barbados released the latest report on the Human Development
Caribbean will dominate global saving and investment says World Bank
WASHINGTON, CMC – A new World Bank report predicts that in less than a generation, the Caribbean will be among developing countries dominating global saving and investment.
Contractor apologises for destruction of Maya archaeological site
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC - The man at the center of the destruction of a Maya archaeological site in northern Belize, Denny Grijalva, has expressed regret at the razing of the Noh Mul monument and has
US lobbies Caribbean for position on IACHR
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The United States candidate for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Professor James L.
CAL VP Jaikaran treated in NY for heart problems
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Vice-chairman of Caribbean Airlines (CAL) and WinTV executive chairman Mohan Jaikaran was hospitalised in New York, USA, following “heart complications.”
Moody’s lowers Bermuda’s rating
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - International ratings agency Moody's Investors Services has downgraded Bermuda's rating by another notch, reiterating its concerns about government's mounting debt and lack
Caribbean political, business leaders meet on Branson’s private island to discuss conservation
KINGSTON, Jamaica - In a bid to safeguard biodiversity and the Caribbean's tourism-based economy, regional political leaders and corporate executives will gather Friday on billionaire Richard Brans
Suriname looks into solar energy for its remote communities
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC - Suriname’s Government has announced that it will be investing in solar energy to bring electricity to remote communities across the country
OECS policy unit conducts consultations on Trade facilitation
CASTRIES, St.Lucia , May 16, CMC-Specialists from the OECS Secretariat are meeting in Basseterre, St Kitts Nevis, this week for a consultation on national and regional measures to better facilitate
Government presents budget reducing subsidies on basic food commodities
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St.
PM: Economic growth should benefit the people
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - It is possible to have social development when no economic growth is taking place.
ECLAC says region receives “new record high” of foreign direct investment in 2012
SANTIAGO, Chile, CMC - The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says the region received a “new record high” of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2012.
EDITORIAL: US perception of Caribbean must change
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - It is welcome news that United States Vice-President Joseph Biden will be coming for a meeting with Caribbean Community Heads of Government later this month as part of schedu