REGIONAL reparations activists have welcomed/accepted the apology issued by the Kingdom of the Netherlands for African enslavement, but express disappointment that the statement stopped short of committing to reparation discussions with the afflicted parties. In the statement, which was delivered on Monday by Netherlands's Prime Minister...
Police officers in Guyana are investigating the 'alleged murder' of Sabutaro Singh, 23, also known as Mark, a carpenter and part-time vendor. Singh was fatally stabbed in the neck on Regent Street around 6 pm on Wednesday. Investigations revealed that Singh was selling kitchen utensils and other...
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — Caribbean countries should prepare for prolonged effects of external economic shocks in 2023, including for high food and fuel prices and rising international interest rates, according to a new report from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). It warned that higher interest...
The much anticipated general election date could be revealed in a matter of days. That is according to Information Minister Melford Nicholas who hinted at such during Thursday’s post-Cabinet press briefing. The announcement, he says, could be made during the incumbent Antigua Barbuda Labour Party’s (ABLP)...
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced that his new cabinet will be made up of 13 members. Skerrit made the announcement last evening. The cabinet will be made up of nine former government ministers, former National Security Minister, Rayburn Blackmoore, who did not contest the election and...