BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – The United States-based rating agency, Standard & Poor's (S&P), has affirmed its 'BBB-/A-3' sovereign issuer credit ratings on Montserrat addi8ng that the outlook remains stable. “Our 'BBB-' transfer and convertibility assessment is ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) Wednesday sought to distance itself from statements attributed to former chairman, Dr. Herbert Thompson, that there has been an attempt by the Parliament to destroy the EOJ. The ECJ in a statement said the statements were made...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Barbados tourism sector has taken a nosedive so far for the year, and an imminent cut in flights to the island from at least one major source market could result in a further blow. For the nine-month period ending September 30, the sector recorded a decline of 6.3 per cen...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - STAFF LAYOFFS are looming at CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank in light of heavy expenses having to be set aside for bad loans. The bank, which boasts branches in 17 Caribbean territories, is particularly concerned about its heavy loan loss provisioning in Barbados and The Bahamas, an...

KINGSTON, Jamaica COUNTRIES in the Caribbean and Latin America could improve coastal planning and develop preventive measures to adapt to the effects of climate change using a database launched yesterday by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, University of Cantabria and th...

environment KINGSTON, Jamaica – An expert in the study of the ills of nitrogen has said reducing meat consumption can help safeguard the environment in Antigua & Barbuda. Professor Mark Sutton from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in the United Kingdom is one of the experts behind the...

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Charles Angelo Savarin was sworn in as Dominica’s eighth head of state since the island attained political independence 35 years ago, promising to serve the country without malice or ill will to any member of the population. For the former minister, teacher and d...

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – Opposition legislators have defended their decision to walk out on a speech being delivered by President Desi Bouterse on Monday saying he had not been showing respect to the Parliament in recent years. Member of the NPS/New Front party, Ruth Wijdenbosch, said she ...

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, today sent a letter expressing his gratitude to the Minister of Education and Information of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Nigel Carty, for the award that the government official recently granted to the hemisphe...

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Venezuela is protesting Washington’s decision to expel three of its diplomats in a tit-for-tat purge of embassy officials that has brought relations between the countries to a standstill. The U.S. State Department announced that it was expelling Venezuela’s Charg&eac...