CARICOM willing to play reparations hardball

October 16, 2014 in Regional

Prime Minister Gaston Browne, in the strongest terms, has given his government’s commitment to the regional push to secure reparations for slavery. His endorsement was announced at the second Regional Conference on Reparations, which the nation hosted this week. “Just imagine what our region would have been...

Ban on West African nationals

October 15, 2014 in Regional

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Oct 15, CMC - St. Vincent and the Grenadines has placed a ban on nationals from will Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Guinea, entering the island, as Caribbean countries continue to put in place measures to deal with a possible outbreak of the...

Chik-V delays Kartel juror trial

October 15, 2014 in Regional

KINGSTON – The trial of the juror who allegedly attempted to bribe his colleagues in the Vybz Kartel trial failed to start yesterday after it was disclosed that the accused man's attorney and the lead investigator in the case were suffering from chikungunya-type symptoms. The trial...

The Ebola Crisis And The Caribbean

October 14, 2014 in Regional

News Americas, LONDON, England, Tues. Oct. 14, 2014: The first thing to be said about the Ebola crisis is that the region should be very proud that among the first to fully understand the seriousness of the threat and respond has been a Caribbean nation:...