OECS examining possibility of establishing trust fund to finance regio...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Nov 7, CMC – The nine-member Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is considering establishing a trust fund to finance the St....
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Grenada records significant increase in hand, foot and mouth infection...
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Nov 7, CMC – Grenada is experiencing a significant increase in the number of children affected by the hand, foot and mouth disease when ...
West Bank kin cheer first Palestinian-American woman in U.S. Congress
BEIT UR AL-FAUQA, West Bank (Reuters) - Tuning into the news at dawn on Wednesday, the extended family of Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American woman t...
New U.S. sanctions over chemical weapons would be ‘illegal’...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia would consider any new chemical weapons-related sanctions imposed by the United States to be illegal, a Kremlin spokesman said on Wed...
Pompeo talks with North Koreans postponed, but South says second Kim-T...
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials set for Thursday in New York has been postponed, ...
Workers at state broadcaster to be laid off
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nov 6, CMC – The Barbados Workers Union (BWU) says the state-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has announced plans to send h...
PM re-shuffles Cabinet
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Nov 6, CMC – Prime Minister Allen Chastanet Tuesday announced that a minor re-shuffle to his two and a half year Cabinet saying the change...
IMF pleased with Jamaica’s economic policies
WASHINGTON, Nov 6, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Jamaica’s implementation of the US$1.66 billion Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) remains strong, ...
Sandals suspends construction work on fourth hotel in St. Lucia
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Nov 6, CMC – The Jamaica-based Sandals Resorts International (SRI) says it has suspended work on its fourth hotel in St. Lucia after havin...
Berbice Bridge company responds to takeover
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Nov 6, CMC – The Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBC) Tuesday said it would comply with the “unlawful” decision by the Guyana government to ta...