Curaçao received a warm welcome to the Caribbean community as the country was officially admitted as the sixth Associate Member of CARICOM. CARICOM Secretary-General Carla Barnett says CARICOM looks forward to Curaçao’s active engagement as the newest member of the CARICOM family. Prime Minister of Curaçao, Gilmar...
The Prosecutor’s Office of Sint Maarten said a “person of interest” has been arrested in connection with the July 17 shooting that left Oualichi Movement for Change (OMC) leader Olivier Arrindell injured and his wife Sabine dead. In a statement, the prosecutor said: “This arrest marks...
In a move to assess the nation's fiscal health, the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda recently convened a high-level meeting with a nine-person team from the Ministry of Finance. The team, comprising key financial officials including the Financial Secretary, Deputy Financial Secretary, Accountant General, Deputy Commissioner...
Two members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) were arrested by police on Thursday morning after their vehicle was intercepted and searched, and they were found to have 22 bulky bags containing 154 lbs of marijuana. The two GDF ranks were nabbed during a joint...
Grant funding has been disbursed to Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines in the sum of EC$1 million each by the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), acting on the recommendation of the ECCB Board of Directors. A statement said the...