Gambling revenue to help addicts
(Trinidad Guardian) - (By Gail Alexander) Proposed legislation to regulate the gambling and gaming industry will require operators to contribute a percentage of their...
CARICOM confident about Haitian-led solution to spiralling security crisis
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali and seven Caribbean leaders, international partners and representatives from the United Nations met...
Regional Heads deem implementation of 17-year-old “Jagdeo initiative” vital for vision 25 by 2025
Almost, if not all, of the Heads of Government who spoke at the opening of the Agri-Investment Forum and Exhibition held this morning at...
TT confirms first covid19 case
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday) - Trinidad and Tobago has confirmed its first positive case of a coronavirus infection.
At a press conference on Thursday, Health...
President Ali wants Region to produce its own vaccines
President Irfaan Ali yesterday proposed that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) should develop its capacity to produce vaccines for Covid-19 and other illnesses.
In an invited...
PAHO calls for countries to prioritize rapid tests for those with COVID-19 symptoms
With COVID-19 surging throughout the Americas and demand for diagnostics higher than ever, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Carissa F. Etienne has...
“Ruthless, radical” Local Govt. Ministers spent over $11.5B in 2022 but failed to deliver...
APNU+AFC’s Ganesh Mahipaul yesterday told the National Assembly that Ministers of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall and Anand Persaud, whom he described as, ruthless, political...
Failing to act on Jagdeo’s advice; CARICOM’s food import bill balloons by US$3.2B
Seventeen years ago, then President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo warned CARICOM leaders about the importance of removing key trade barriers.
In fact, the economist had...
Countries controlling IMF, World Bank Group have no intention to suspend debt of Caribbean...
At a recently held meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), heads of government looked at accessing assistance from International Financial Institutions (IFIs), particularly the...
COVID-19: CCJ takes safety measures
(Caribbean Court of Justice Press Release) The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) continues to closely monitor the current global situation in light of the COVID-19 pandemic....
