BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A decision recently made by the administration of Prime Minister Mia Mottley, to rename Independence Day, has been reversed following backlash by several citizens.
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PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Nov 1, CMC – Former president Desi Bouterse declared before the Court of Justice on Monday that he had not killed anyone in December 1982. However, he accepted political responsibility for the murders of 15 of his political opponents because he was the head of government at the time.
HAMILTON, Bermuda — Premier David Burt has sacked two of his Cabinet ministers in a shake-up following his victory in a Progressive Labour Party (PLP) leadership battle against Curtis Dickinson last week.
BRADES, Monserrat – Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell Wednesday marked the 39th anniversary of the demise of the left-wing People’s Revolutionary Government (PRG) in his homeland, with a warning that the region is not immune from political instability.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The process of Jamaica becoming a republic will take at least several months in Parliament, according to Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte.
Barbados will install a new minister of tourism and international transport on Wednesday.
HAMILTON, Bermuda – Premier David Burt has been re-elected as leader of Bermuda’s ruling Progressive Labour Party (PLP) after seeing off a spirited challenge from former Finance Minister Curtis Dickinson following a bruising campaign battle.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – As Jamaica and the United Kingdom (UK) mark 60 years of diplomatic ties, the countries are moving to strengthen relations in the areas of climate change, security, and trade at the bilateral and multilateral levels.
ONTARIO, Canada – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has within a one week period, held a second round of talks with CARICOM leaders on the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian and security situation in Haiti.
HAMILTON, Bermuda – Former Finance Minister Curtis Dickinson, who has launched a bid to topple Premier David Burt, has stated that the Premier is fighting for his job while he – Dickinson, is fighting for Bermuda’s future.
HAMILTON, Bermuda – Sacked Transport Minister Lawrence Scott says he was “surprised, but not bitter” after being dumped from Premier David Burt’s streamlined new cabinet.
NASSAU, Bahamas – Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has announced the Bahamas is to appoint an honorary consul to Bermuda.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has signed a US$800 million agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to develop the North Coast Highway Project.
