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Opposition leader says PM mismanaged economy
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC - Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace has accused Prime Minister Dr.
Ruling UPP chooses leadership
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has told his party’s convention that with or without him, the United Progress Party (UPP) remains the best option for leadership of the country
Max says farewell to troops
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - GEORGE Maxwell Richards completed his decade-long tour of duty as the country's Commander-in-Chief with a final walk in front of his troops in a public ceremony held aro
St. Lucia company secures grant for regional projects
CASTRIES, St. Lucia CMC - A St. Lucia owned company Cellestial has been awarded an EC$1.3 million (US$500,000) grant to pursue innovative projects in the region.
Path set for economic growth
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - ON the eve of tonight’s discussion on a strategy for growing the Barbados economy, it is necessary to refer to a paper which the Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, D
Finance Minister to present budget next Monday
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh will on Monday March 25 present the national budget to the National Assembly.
We must protect our nations
KINGSTON, Jamaica - HAS anybody noticed how unelected bodies like the International Monetary Fund, the European Union, the United Nations, World Bank and others are encroaching on the Legislative
Major credit rating agency says Grenada default has negative implications for ECCU
NEW YORK, CMC - A major international credit rating agency says the liquidity crisis leading to Grenada’ default on its US and Eastern Caribbean (EC) dollar bonds is “credit negative” for the cou
Billions expected from the Caribbean’s first gold refinery
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC- The Government of Suriname has embarked on a joint venture with the Kaloti Group of Dubai to establish the first gold refinery in the Caribbean.
Germany to fund Climate adaptation programme in four countries
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC - The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) and the German Financial Cooperation (KfW) have signed a programme geared towards reducing the risks of climate chang
IDB outlines strategy for economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
PANAMA CITY, Panama, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says world growth is likely to be suppressed below potential for several years to come, but Latin America and the Caribbean ca
China to provide US$2 billion for Caribbean Co-financing Fund
WASHINGTON, Mar.17, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) along with the People's Bank of China (PBC) have approved the China Co-financing Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean to su
CDB, CCRIF host donor meeting
Bridgetown—The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) recently hosted a strategic donor meeting at the offices of the CDB in Barbados to di
CCJ hearing of Shanique Myrie case heads to Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC - All is in place for Monday’s sitting of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in Barbados to hear evidence in the case of Shanique Myrie, the Jamaican woman who took th
A Worsening Haitian Tragedy
The aid group Doctors Without Borders said last Tuesday that the cholera crisis in Haiti was getting worse, for the most unnecessary and appalling of reasons: a lack of money and basic medical su
Caribbean Airlines records major losses in 2012
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) recorded losses estimated at US$70 million last year, Finance Minister Larry Howai has said.
Meet Venezuela’s new political boss
There’s a new political boss in Venezuela. So far, he’s acting just like the old boss.
The legacy of Hugo Chávez
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - For the sake of continuing warmth in the bilateral relationship between Guyana and Venezuela, the Government of Guyana has made all the right diplomatic moves.
UN hails Chávez
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations on Wednesday, lauded the commitment Hugo Chávez to the cause of social justice in the Caribbean, as the General Assembly paid tribute to the memory of the
EU ANGER - Workers protest against austerity measures
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — Some 10,000 workers from across the European Union protested outside a summit of EU leaders yesterday, demanding they end years of austerity and focus instead on curbing
