(Trinidad Express) As the midnight deadline for the nomination of a new President neared last night, queries were raised as to whether Justice Anthony Carmona met the constitutional requirements to assume the post. Attorney General Anand Ramlogan yesterday admitted legal advice was sought from thre...

(Jamaica Observer) Phillip Paulwell is insisting that Jamaica’s foray into commercial production of rare earth metals is much more than dollars and cents. ‘Since we made the initial announcement to the Parliament and Jamaica, two weeks ago, most of the attention attracted both locally a...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Observer – Following the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) approval last Monday of Antigua & Barbuda pursuing sanctions against the United States, there has been a flurry of media coverage internationally. Major news organisations such as National Public Radi...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner - Jamaica has been touting its plan to develop itself as the world's fourth logistics hub, but Panama is ahead of the game and will likely take that title. Jamaica is banking on Panama's signature project, the canal expansion due for completion in 2015, to realise ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Express - As the midnight deadline for the nomination of a new President neared last night, queries were raised as to whether Justice Anthony Carmona met the constitutional requirements to assume the post. Attorney General Anand Ramlogan yesterday admitted legal...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Observer – The European Union will be funding a disaster risk management project in Urlings aimed at reducing the impact of hurricane damage. The programme, being undertaken in African Caribbean and Pacific states, has three components – capacity building, build...

(Barbados Nation) THERE IS A SUGGESTION that law-enforcement and regulatory officials here may not be carrying out sufficient investigations and prosecuting people reported to the Financial Intelligence Unit of Barbados (FIU) for suspicious transactions. In addition, Eamon Kearney, a member of the E...

LOS ANGELES, California, CMC – The United States Department of Justice has filed a civil fraud lawsuit against one of the world’s larger credit-ratings agencies that services several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states. On Monday, the department said it filed the suit in a US f...

LONDON, CMC – A new report has said that scrapping the controversial Air Passenger Duty (APD) could generate 60,000 jobs by 2020. The report commissioned by four airlines, British Airways, easyJet, Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic, is also expected to boost gross domestic product (GDP) by almost on...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The main opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) continued its criticism of the Freundel Stuart government as it urged supporters to ensure the defeat of the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) in the February 21 general election. BLP leader, Owen Arthur, addressing...