After a devastating earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, governments and foundations from around the world pledged more than $9 billion to help get the country back on its feet. Only a fraction of the money ever made it. And Haiti's President Michel Martelly says the funds aren't "showing results."...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian - Government is embarking on two major maritime projects as a cost of US$3 billion. This is just one of the several initiatives aimed at creating an investment climate for trade to take place. Trade Minister Vasant Bharath announced when he addressed a conference on...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle - AGRICULTURE Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has indicated that a number of activities have been finalized regarding the future of the coconut industry following a stakeholders’ conference held in the Boardroom of the Ministry of Agriculture last month. The major d...

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Decorated Vietnam veteran Chuck Hagel was sworn in as U.S. defense secretary yesterday after a bruising Senate confirmation battle, promising to renew old U.S. alliances and forge new ones without attempting to “dictate” to the world. Addressing Pentagon emp...

(Trinidad Express) Though lacking a GPS system, the 767 aircraft used by Caribbean Airlines to fly to London/Gatwick are suitable because they fulfilled the requirement of having a flight route which ensures the aircraft is no more than 120 minutes away from a suitable airport, Finance Minister Larr...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A pastor with the Seventh Day Adventist Church is claiming that Latin American assassins are operating in Trinidad and Tobago and called for an all out war on crime. “We have Latin American assassins in this country. We have Colombians in this society, hire...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - “IF you are importing $800 million in food, there must be opportunities to produce food; but if you want to eat New Zealand lamb, Idaho potatoes and Texas beef, then we have a problem. We will not survive if we continue importing, we have to produce more of wha...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - There needs to be a diversification of the tourism industry, greater job opportunities in the food and beverage sector, a development of our natural resources and wider education of farmers to help them be more marketable and earn more. This challenge was voiced by A...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Pressure mounted on Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar Wednesday to dismiss her National Security Minister Austin “Jack” Warner over the existence of “an illegal Flying Squad” operating in Trinidad and Tobago. Former attorney general Ra...

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Prime Minster Dr. Denzil Douglas says St. Kitts and Nevis has approached the challenge of debt-reduction by entering into in-depth, sustained, and ultimately successful negotiations with its creditors. He said his administration had also used a small portion of its...