KINGSTON, Jamaica - AFTER the recent excitement generated by last week's Chicago Tribune editorial, describing Jamaica as the "Greece of the Western Hemisphere", it is extremely well timed that yesterday marked the start of the two-day "Second Annual Meeting of Governors of the Caribbean Country...

The Permanent Representative of Barbados to the Organization of American States (OAS), John E. Beale today assumed the Chair of the Inter- American Council for Integral Development (CIDI), the main body of the hemispheric organization with decision making power in matters of partnership for integral...

KINGSTON, Jamaica - GOVERNOR General Sir Patrick Allen has encouraged Jamaicans to remain positive, even as the country continues to grapple with several social and economic challenges. "For Jamaica to be transformed, we must stem the wave of negativism. We must continue to believe in ourselves. We...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The financial crisis of 2008 and the ensuing economic challenges for many of the major economies have provided a lot of lessons for economists and those interested in political economy. Whilst we may all be aware of the difficulties posed by a recession, what has not been c...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC -Following a wave of criticism surrounding the delayed submission of the interim report on the probe into the May 2010 Tivoli Gardens incursion that led to the death of over seventy people, the Parliament of Jamaica will be conducting a full review of the Office of the Public ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Yesterday, the institution launched their year-long activities under the theme “Path to Prosperity”. Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, recalled t...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - On the human level, there is a lot of sympathy for Hugo Chávez in his battle against an unspecified cancer in a Cuban hospital. On the political level, however, his loyal supporters in the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and the Venezuelan government may be doi...

CARACAS, Venezuela — A tempest in an ink pot has broken out over the signature of President Hugo Chávez, which suddenly appeared on a government decree this week despite his long absence from the country. The case of the mysterious signature comes as Mr. Chávez remains out of pu...

WASHINGTON CMC – The World Bank has urged the Caribbean and other developing countries to safeguard their economic growth, warning that the “road ahead remain bumpy.” In the Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report, released here on Wednesday, the Washington-based financial institut...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A two-day conference of the Caribbean Outreach Working Meet on Drug Problems began here on Wednesday with a senior Organisation of American States (OAS) official warning that the crime situation, which is being fuelled by the drugs trade, has gotten worse. Secre...