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A group of seven Caribbean diplomats, together with other CARICOM nationals, joined Grenadians on Friday in a lusty rendition of our National Anthem at the Toronto City Hall in Canada.

St. George’s, December 31, 2009 – The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed “deep sadness’’ on the passing of Mrs. Margaret Payne.

New York, Dec 30 2009 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been speaking to numerous world leaders on the heels of the historic United Nations conference in Copenhagen which recently wrapped up with nations reaching a political agreement on climate change.    Following the summit’s end less than two weeks ago, […]

PORT OF SPAIN,  (IPS) – As it stands now, the office of the president of Trinidad and Tobago is largely ceremonial. But if the draft document on a new constitution released by the Patrick Manning government last week is anything to go by, that could change dramatically.

 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (IPS) – Even as Caribbean countries hope to present a more united front to confront the region’s growing economic woes, the current global recession has made this complex transition much harder, experts warn ahead of a special summit here at month-end.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec 4 (IPS) – When Jamaica’s chief justice disqualified Daryl Vaz from sitting in Parliament last April, it brought into focus the complications surrounding dual citizenship, not only here but throughout the entire English-speaking Caribbean.

KINGSTON (IPS) – In the end, not even an appeal from the internationally respected South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu made a difference.By a comfortable margin of 34 to15 with 10 abstentions, Jamaican lawmakers voted Tuesday to retain the death penalty.

Lawmakers in Jamaica voted Tuesday in favour of retaining the death penalty as the ultimate punishment for certain offences.    A total of 49 parliamentarians took part in the conscience vote with 35 members voting in favour and 15 voting against it. The remaining members were absent.

Bridgetown, Barbados – November 25, 2008: – Barbadians could be paying less for some agricultural products from next year as stakeholders in the sector continue to monitor input prices around the world.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19th, 2008 — Digicel, the largest telecommunications operator in the Caribbean and recent entrant to the Central American market, today launched services in Honduras with an investment of US$450 million to build the most modern GSM network in the country offering unprecedented high quality service.

BRIDGETOWN, Nov (IPS) – Earlier this week, a U.S. assault ship on the final leg of a mission to five Latin American and Caribbean countries anchored off Guyana’s northeastern coast in what the Pentagon says is a humanitarian mission.