PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Guardian - With the signing of a collaboration agreement between US-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean nation moved one step closer to becoming a regional leader in the aviation industry. Sikorsky, a subsidiary of United Techn...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Express - The Trinidadian delegation who landed in Venezuela yesterday mor¬ning were locked in a marathon session all day into late yesterday eve¬ning with Venezuelan authorities as they sought answers involving the detention of 19 Trinidadian Muslims. T...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia CMC - The World Bank will make an additional US$36 million available to St Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines to assist with recovery efforts following the passage of a lethal weather system on Christmas Eve. Just days ahead of the 2014/2015 budget presentation, Prime M...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government says it remains optimistic that the Amaila Falls Hydro-Power project will become a reality despite the decision of the US-based Sithe Global Power, LLC to withdraw from the project last year. “We haven’t given up on Amaila. As far...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle - Passing the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) act is critical to the future well-being of Guyana and to all Guyanese. Guyana has an international obligation to enact legislation, which is constitutional; harmonized with the laws of ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle - THE stability and strength of any financial system are an indispensable prerequisite for the overall health and well-being of an economy, says Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, and the current Administration has spared no effort in safeguarding the integrity of local...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF), resident representative to Jamaica, Bert Van Selm, says despite a front loaded adjustment programme, the economy has seen some growth over the first year of the programme. Van Selm, made the comment in an address to persons att...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - President Donald Ramotar has reiterated the need for the opposition parties to support the anti-money laundering legislation which he said is part of the international initiative to deal with terrorism and money laundering. The opposition parties – A Partnership for ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer says he has no problem with supporters of the main opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) picketing his office on Friday maintaining that he would not be pressured into naming the date for the general election. Addressing supporte...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, , CMC -In an effort to assist some of the world’s most popular travel destinations that are vulnerable to issues such as climate change and unsustainable development, the new Sustainable Destinations Alliance for the Americas (SDAA), was launched here on Thursday. The al...