Latest News

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Asking what the fuss was all about, Prime Minister Freundel Stuart insisted last night that elections would be called when he says so and that the date had been fixed in hi

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A two-day conference of the Caribbean Outreach Working Meet on Drug Problems began here on Wednesday with a senior Organisation of American States (OAS) official wa

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS there was increasing evidence that France wanted to assert its power in many flashpoints around the world.

Cuban health officials verified Tuesday a small cholera outbreak in Havana, the capital city of Cuba, the largest occurrence of the disease on the island nation in decades.

MIAMI, CMC - A Miami-based group spearheading an initiative to exonerate Jamaican Marcus Garvey has expanded its online petition to the US House of Representatives.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - In 2005, West Indies cricket took an exciting turn with the launch of the Stanford 20/20 tournament, and later the Stanford Super Series.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it will soon move to restrict the discretionary power of the finance minister to grant waivers.

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, CMC – The regional governments owned Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) says it has appointed St.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - They didn't accomplish as much as they should have, but enough for us not to insist that the Cabinet head back into a special session to get the job done.

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, CMC – The main opposition Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) has filed an injunction seeking to prevent Premier Joseph Parry and his deputy, Hensley Daniel from contesting the

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – As the year turned and Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller addressed the people of Jamaica, their main concerns seem to have been to hear from her some indication of when, a

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados is forecasting less than one per cent real economic growth for 2013 up from “no real growth” last year.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Barbados economy had a dismal performance in 2012, registering no growth, and the Central Bank is predicting hardly any increased economic activity in the country this

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace Tuesday brushed aside predictions by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves that St.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - AS NINE EMPTY benches faced Government yesterday in the House of Assembly during presentation of a $15.7 million supplementary resolution to subsidize diesel, the Oppositio

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC - The Barbados Workers Union (BWU) has decided to put on hold, plans for a national strike pending the outcome of talks with Prime Minister Freundel Stuart on Friday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The main opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) Tuesday defended its decision to boycott a sitting of Parliament accusing the ruling Democratic Party (DLP) of failing

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada’s oldest political party Tuesday signalled its intention to contest the February 19 general elections despite having not won a seat since 1999.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - TWO countries of the Caribbean Community—Barbados and Grenada—are expected to be involved in parliamentary elections next month.

LONDON, CMC – Challenges facing Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries in exporting their goods to the European Union were among matters discussed Tuesday during a meeting of the sub-committee o