WASHINGTON, CMC – World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has announced that the lending agency plans to invest at least US$700 million through the end of 2015 to help developing countries, including the Caribbean reach the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for women an...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Rats and mosquitoes plus some severe flu attacks are causing health authorities to put the public on alert. Concerned about the incidence of leptospirosis and a tripling in the number of dengue fever cases, health officials disclosed yesterday there was a spike in “infl...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization is urging regional governments to introduce various policies, including legislation and tax rebates, so as to ensure the survival of the tourism industry. In a message marking World Tourism Day on Friday, CTO chairp...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - Government officials have confirmed than Egyptian business tycoon Naguib Sawiris will be investing millions of dollars in Grenada’s hospitality industry. Sawiris who flew into the island on his private jet, met with Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell on Thursd...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana is seeking to export gold to markets in India and China as the country recorded an estimated 353,000 ounces of the commodity so far this year. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud said that the gold produced so far this year, compares favo...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - Governor General Dame Cecile La Grenade will deliver her first the throne speech on Friday, October 4, when Grenada opens the second session of the ninth Parliament at the Trade Center – the temporary home of Parliament since the passage of Hurricane Ivan in ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Last week, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff became the first head of state ever to postpone a state visit to the United States of America. Given that state visits are the highest form of diplomatic contact between two nations and Washington usually reserves them for its closes...

As Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro tells it, he lives in a very dangerous world. Since winning a narrow and contested election in April, his administration has unveiled almost a dozen plans to murder him. The latest accusation came Wednesday after Maduro canceled his visit to the United ...

MONTREAL, Canada, CMC – St. Kitts-Nevis Wednesday urged the international community against imposing aviation taxes that would have a deleterious on the economy of the twin-island federation. Addressing the Plenary Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assembly here, ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The United States is providing Trinidad and Tobago with TT$11.3 million (One TT dollar = US$0.16 cents) for security assistance programmes through the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI). The agreement increases cooperative opportunities between the two g...