St. Lucia Prime Minister Phillip J. Pierre has rejected calls for a snap general election, affirming that the timing of the polls will adhere to constitutional...
The newly rebranded regional airline, LIAT 2020 (Leeward Islands Air Transport), is set to launch flights to 11 new destinations in the near future. CEO Hafsaf...
LIAT 2020, the revitalized version of one of the Caribbean’s most cherished airlines, made its historic maiden flight, marking a significant milestone in regional aviation. The...
AFP | Hurricane Beryl plowed toward the southeast Caribbean early Monday as officials warned residents to seek shelter ahead of powerful winds and swells expected from...
The government of St. Lucia is making notable progress toward establishing a more equitable job market by introducing a new minimum wage. This initiative, led by...
A seismic event of magnitude 5.4 jolted Antigua & Barbuda along with neighboring islands on Wednesday. Fortunately, there have been no immediate reports of damage or...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 rattled Port of Spain on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The Trinidad &...
The St. Lucia Parliament has approved the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its final and highest court, replacing the London-based Privy Council. All 13 government...
Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali Wednesday urged regional countries to get involved in the integration of the economic expansion of his country, saying that is a “conversation...
The St. Lucia government has revealed it will be paying out an estimated EC$20 million (US$7.4 million) in outstanding tax refunds dating back to 2015. A...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 rattled parts of Barbados on Tuesday, however, there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The Trinidad &...
Several countries in the eastern Caribbean were struck by two earthquakes Thursday morning. According to the Seismic Research Center at the University of the West Indies...
The Trinidad & Tobago-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) says it regards itself as a prime example of Caribbean ingenuity as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) celebrates...
The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping on Monday, June 5 said it is committed to addressing the issue of plastic pollution and promoting sustainable consumption and...
Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has urged former employees of the cash-strapped regional airline LIAT (1974) to accept his administration’s compassionate offer while accusing...
The president of the Trinidad & Tobago-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Adrian Saunders, Tuesday welcomed St. Lucia as a full member of the regional court...
As countries in the sub-region continue to advocate for the protection of their respective Citizenship by Investment Programmes (CIPs), one Caribbean leader says bolstering the security...
AFP | The Queen’s death has put the wind at the back of republican movements in a region once dominated by the British empire, analysts say,...
AP | The Bank of Jamaica is preparing to issue a nationwide digital currency for the first time in its history following recent approval from legislators....
St. Lucia on Tuesday signaled its intention to become the fifth Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to have full membership of the Trinidad & Tobago-based Caribbean Court...
Leaders of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have agreed to co-sign a letter being sent to United States President Joe Biden as they announced...
St. Lucia prime minister Phillip J. Pierre has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s office (PMO). It...
Growth predicted for 2022, is also underpinned by expectations of accelerated implementation of several large infrastructure projects across the region.
Barbadians are today casting their ballots for a new government, 3½ years after they had overwhelming elected the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to victory in 2018....
Jamaica Observer | The Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Carla Barnett, is warning that the region should brace for the impact of wide-scale economic...
A one meter rise in sea level can displace approximately 110,000 people in CARICOM member states - Mia Mottley
It is time to re-think the integration project, based on practical realities.
Philip J. Pierre was sworn in as prime minister - two days after his St. Lucia Party won 13 of the 17 seats contested in the...
Caribbean leaders have paid tribute to fallen Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, who was yesterday assassinated by unknown attackers in his private residence. Jamaica: Jamaican Prime Minister...
Details of St. Lucia’s first citizenship by investment initiative was announced earlier this month, at the third annual Global Citizen Forum by the country’s Prime Minister...
St. Lucia’s Citizenship by Investment program is scheduled to begin in January 2016. The program was approved by the country’s senate a few months ago. St....
The St. Lucia government says it has no intention of legislating a wage cut for public sector employees and that retrenchment is not an option being...
The St Lucia Employers Federation (SLEF) is calling for the revitalization of the agriculture sector which it says is key to reducing unemployment. “We have to...
St Lucia is giving consideration to an economic citizenship program. St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Kenny Anthony said the introduction of a citizenship by investment program would...
St. Lucia has recorded its first case of the mosquito-borne disease, chikungunya. However, the national epidemiologists director in the country’s Ministry of Health, Nehum Jn Baptiste,...
The St Lucia government says it will explore the development of the island’s geothermal resources at the Sulphur Springs in the west coast town of Soufriere....
The Caribbean Development Bank has admitted Suriname as a full member of the financial body. As a result, Suriname will now have easier access to subsidized...
Barbados is among the least corrupt countries in the world according to the latest figures released by the German-based Transparency International (TI) on Tuesday. According to...
Manufacturers in St. Lucia have urged the government to re-examine issued related the Value Added Tax (VAT) that was introduced one year ago. The manufacturers state...
St. Lucia Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony. PHOTO/File St. Lucia Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony began his one year term as Chairman of the Monetary Council...
LIME (Landline Internet Mobile and Entertainment), the Caribbean business of Cable & Wireless Communications, has launched 4G HSPA+ mobile data services in St. Lucia. LIME rolled...
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that St. Lucia does not require a referendum before becoming a full member of the Trinidad &...
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) will earn US$4.5 million each year from their deal with Verus International, the owners of the Caribbean Premier League, a...
St. Lucia was jolted by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 late Tuesday night, the Trinidad & Tobago-based Seismic Research Center of the University of...
A major international credit rating agency says the liquidity crisis leading to Grenada default on its US and Eastern Caribbean (EC) dollar bonds is “credit negative”...
The government of St. Lucia has indicated that while it is anxious to bring closure to the wage and salary negotiations involving public servants, it will...
Net foreign direct investment (FDI) in St Lucia has risen by 81.6 percent this year compared to 2011, the largest increase in the Caribbean this year,...
The government in St. Lucia government has set a four year target for the island-nation to be amongst the world’s top 10 nations for doing business...
Despite reservations among lawmakers about business readiness, operational costs and timing, the St. Lucia Senate has passed the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, keeping the legislation...
St. Lucia Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony. PHOTO/File St. Lucia Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony has warned that his administration intends to take strong and brave...
First Citizens has signed an agreement to acquire Butterfield Bank Barbados Limited, a subsidiary of Bank of NT Butterfield and Son Limited. The acquisition, pending regulatory...
(PRNewswire) – Digicel Group, the best value mobile operator in the Caribbean, Central America and Pacific, has acquired Haitian mobile operator, Voila, from its parent company,...
There are possibilities that Barbados-based air carrier REDjet could lose its operating licence to Trinidad. As airline officials remain locked in what is being described as...
Grounded – REDJet Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart stays clear of guaranteeing any financial assistance to low-cost carrier REDjet, even as he prepares to hold talks...
(Barbados Nation) – A Day after low-cost carrier REDjet announced the immediate suspension of its flights, one of its primary regional competitors moved hastily to pick...
A worker at Federated Pharmaceutical, Kingston, Jamaica. PHOTO/File Small businesses in Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, Dominica and St. Lucia, are poised to receive assistance to improve their...
Dr. Kenny Anthony., incoming Prime Minister of St. Lucia The St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) came storming back into government in yesterday’s general election, five years...
St. Lucia Prime Minister Stephenson King St. Lucia Prime Minister Stephenson King has announced a general election date of November 28 – the same day of...
The US-based Emera Inc. Tuesday announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Emera Caribbean Limited has agreed to sell its 19.1 percent interest in the St. Lucia Electricity...
St. Lucia’s housing minister on Monday resigned from his Cabinet post shortly after disclosing that the U.S. State Department had revoked his diplomatic and visitor visas....
Low cost intraregional carrier REDjet has started discussions with an airline in Central America and several regional governments to create a new air service link with...
The tremor was a moderate one that was felt in at least two other Caribbean islands.
REDjet, the Barbados-based discount airline, is to begin flights into St Lucia from as early as October, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Senator Allen Chastanet announced...
The airline’s management and unions have reached agreement on the month-end closure of the offices all across the region.
Government intervenes after the St Lucia Banana Corporation goes into voluntary liquidation.
