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OECS observes 32-year anniversary on Tuesday
CASTRIES, St Lucia – Tuesday, June 18, 2013, will mark 32 years since the establishment of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Thirty two years of facilitating efforts by the nine…
Caribbean high commissioners in London to lobby…
By Julie Carrington BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- The Caribbean High Commissioners in the United Kingdom are gearing up to lobby the British government for an ease in the Airline Passenger Duty (APD)…
UWI urges public to donate bodies for research
BY KARYL WALKER Editor - Crime/court desk walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com Sunday, June 16, 2013 WITH the ever-rising cost of funeral expenses, members of the public can opt for a cheaper route by donating…
New indictment details charges against former…
By Caribbean News Now contributor GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- A new indictment filed in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands in relation to the criminal charges against former premier McKeeva Bush…
LIAT takes possession of first aircraft in US$100…
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Thursday June 13, 2013 – The financially strapped regional airline, LIAT, Thursday announced it had taken possession of an ATR 72-600 aircraft as it upgrades its aging fleet. The…
WTO chief calls for closer CARICOM integration
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti -- Director general of the World Trade Organisation Pascal Lamy has emphasised that the Caribbean region needs closer integration. Speaking at the launch of the Caribbean…
Antiguan Becomes First CARICOM Citizen to Receive…
Campaigns & Elections magazine, the premiere publication for people working in politics, named Antigua’s Victor Richardson a Rising Star in political consulting. Mr. Richardson joins an elite…
St Vincent hosts regional fisheries management…
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), in collaboration with the ACP Fish II Programme, continued its efforts to boost fisheries management in the Caribbean and,…
Twins, friend die in crash in Trinidad
Trinidadexpress.com Twin sisters and their best friend died in an early-morning car crash in San Fernando yesterday. Khadijah and Khertima Taylor, 18, suffered massive head injuries when they were…
Caribbean takes major step towards sustainable…
CARTAGENA, Colombia -- On Sunday, the wider Caribbean celebrated World Oceans Day with a major achievement that brings the region one step closer to ensuring a brighter future for the seas and for the…
Online poll gauges St Lucia PM’s leadership…
CASTRIES, St Lucia -- After 17 years at the helm of the Saint Lucia Labour Party, 12 of which have been spent as the prime minister of Saint Lucia, online users are being asked to share their…
OAS general assembly adopts conventions against…
ANTIGUA, Guatemala -- The 43rd General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), which is taking place in Antigua, Guatemala, on Wednesday adopted the Inter-American Convention against…
Grenada PM suggests ways to make LIAT successful
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (GIS) -- Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell said he has made recommendations to the recently concluded OECS heads of government meeting on ways of improving the regional…
First named storm of season forms in Gulf of…
By Caribbean News Now contributor MIAMI, USA -- Tropical Storm Andrea, the first named storm of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, formed in the east-central Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday. According to…
OECS heads meet in Antigua
ST JOHN’S, Antigua -- The fifty-seventh meeting of the OECS Authority was convened in Antigua over the period June 2 – 4, 2013, under the incoming chairman Baldwin Spencer, prime minister of Antigua…