PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - In his most recent interviews with the Guardian, Lawrence Duprey, former Chairman of CL Financial has his own narrative of his time at the helm of the failed financial empire. Duprey claims to have only wanted to help people save their money and to improve their standard of...

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Former chairman of Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) Rabindra Moonan assures that “all is well” at CAL since he left the national carrier in a good position and the country will see a turnaround soon in its operations. Moonan said he agreed with Finance Minister Larry Howai’s decision...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - St. Lucia will host representatives from 16 partner nations and the United States for the multinational exercise Tradewinds 2013, from May 20 until May 31, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, the executive agent of Tradewinds 2013 for U.S. Southern Command, will conduct...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - There is a proliferation of drugs coming from the United States into Barbados and worryingly for local border patrols, an increase in illegal guns as well. Retired Comptroller of Customs Frank Holder told the DAILY NATION that formerly, drugs were smuggled to the United State...

NASSAU, Bahamas — The U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas is warning about the threat of armed robbery in the capital of the island chain off Florida's east coast. A statement from the U.S. Embassy in Nassau advises Americans living in and traveling to the islands to be on heightened alert to avoid being a...

St. John’s Antigua- St Vincent & the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves will deliver a public lecturer here next Thursday as Antigua & Barbuda celebrates the 50th anniversary of the African Unity/African Union and the start of Africa Year. Gonsalves, who has been insisting that the Caribbe...

MIAMI, CMC – The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says a federal judge has unsealed a three-count indictment returned by a grand jury in the Southern District of Florida charging an American woman for her role in bringing 143 Haitian nationals to the United States on fraudulently obtained g...

SANTIAGO, Chile -- The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.5 earthquake has struck off the coast of Chile. The quake was recorded at 5:49 a.m. local time (EDT; 0949 GMT) Monday, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), some 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the city of Puerto Quellon. No...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley has dismissed moves by Attorney General Anand Ramlogan to have a court declare him bankrupt over the non-payment of legal fees. Last week, Ramlogan initiated court proceedings against Rowley to recover the TT$12,000 (One TT dollar = U...

NEW YORK, CMC – Former Jamaican Prime Minister, P.J. Patterson will be honoured by the New York based nonprofit Children of Jamaica Outbreach (COJO) its Scholarship Luncheon and Awards this week. The group says it will also honor corporate giant J. Wray and Nephew Limited at the same event at the Sp...