Regional News
Grenadian cocoa and chocolate producers increase knowledge about sanitary standards for export
Through a series of workshops offered by IICA, the Grenada Chocolate Company, a small cooperative of cocoa farmers and chocolate producers - was able...
CARICOM Chairman Set to travel to South America to engage in follow up talks...
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Timothy Harris is set to travel to San José,...
Jamaica’s Health Minister says partnerships needed to prevent Zika virus outbreak
Jamaica’s Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says international partnerships are needed and must be maintained to prevent a major outbreak of...
Sagicor acquires Clico, BAT insurance portfolios
Barbados based Sagicor Life Inc has acquired the assets Colonial Life Insurance Company (Trinidad) Limited (Clico) and British American Insurance Company Trinidad Limited (BAT)...
Haiti’s President announces new prime minister
President Jovenel Moise Tuesday announced Jean Michel Lapin, who once served as a courier in the public administration, to be the new prime minister...
Over 552 sex assault cases against women in 2019 Trinidad and Tobago
There have been over 552 reported cases of sexual offences in Trinidad and Tobago for the year with women making up the majority of...
Swine flu death in Tobago
One swine flu death has occurred in Tobago and one is undetermined.
According to the Trinidad Express, the victim, a short crop farmer, is said...
Guyana Opposition party blasts ‘illegal’ house to house registration
Guyana’s main opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says it will urge supporters not to participate in the “illegal” house to house registration exercise being...
St. Lucia’s government welcomes drop in unemployment rate
The St. Lucia government has welcomed the six per cent decline in unemployment for the first three months of 2019.
The Department of Statistics noted...
Move to Give Expats Voting Rights in Bermuda Rejected
The British government has turned down a United Kingdom parliamentary committee proposal to give British residents in Bermuda the right to vote in elections...
