ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada government, which is contemplating entering into an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), says it is encouraged by the support given by non-governmental organizations to restructure the country’s national debt. It said the G...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - St.Lucia's Prime Minister Kenny Anthony says his government is seeking to revolutionise the islands education system by eliminating the need for books in the classroom. Anthony, who is also Finance Minister made his intentions known to students in the south of the isl...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government has given the green light for the establishment of a SWAT Unit within the Guyana Police Force (GPF) A statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs noted that with a SWAT Unit, the GPF would be better placed to make specialised interventions, ther...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it will avoid seeking funding from the capital markets for as long as is possible, as it continues to exercise strict fiscal management. “It’s a situation that we keep under review…we are trying to remain outside of the n...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Trinidad and Tobago and Panama on Thursday signed a Partial Scope Trade Agreement on Thursday which help boost the economies of both countries. The Partial Scope Trade Agreement, provides the preferential treatment that exporters from Trinidad and Tobago will enjoy in...

KINGSTON, Jamaica - If it intends to prevent a return to global financial turbulence and maintain America's pre-eminent place in the world, it is urgent that Congress end its latest bout of irresponsibility and begin to manage the country's economic affairs in a fashion not reminiscent of a ...

LONDON—While the US economic outlook has become murkier because of the partial shutdown of the government, the picture in Europe—so long the laggard of the global economy—has brightened. Another round of economic data yesterday provided evidence that Europe’s recovery from re...

BRUSSELS, CMC- Caribbean trade officials are meeting in Brussels for talks with their African and Pacific counterparts ahead of a meeting with the European Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht on Friday. The meeting, which began Monday, will focus on a collective African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) de...

BRUSSELS, CMC - Prominent academic and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, Professor E. Nigel Harris has stressed the role of tertiary education as an engine for economic growth in developing countries, while calling for deeper collaboration across African Caribbean and Pacific (AC...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it is seeking to establish a fee structure for issuing CARICOM Skills Certificates in keeping with the amendments to the CARICOM Free Movement of Skilled Persons Act, which seeks to broaden the categories of skilled nationals able to access ...