Caribbean can earn more from marine life

April 11, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_17546" align="alignright" width="300"] Jamaica has been looking at the feasibility of sea cucumber export in recent times, says Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Executive Director Milton Haughton[/caption] The Caribbean has the potential to generate more income from the fishing industry by increasing the range of products...

CARICOM health body aims to improve Caribbean patient care

April 10, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14474" align="alignright" width="300"] HOSPEDALES… this is far from the truth[/caption] PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says the establishment of a Caribbean Regulatory System (CRS) will improve conditions for patients in the region to receive safe, efficacious, high...

Police appeal to mother of discarded foetus to come forward

April 07, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_17504" align="alignright" width="300"] Police interview a worker from the Department of the Environment who was among the group that discovered a dead foetus in a black plastic bag on the beach at Crawl Bay on Wednesday morning.[/caption] Investigators in the Royal Police Force of Antigua...

Natural Gas Price Hike in Pipeline for Barbadians

April 07, 2017 in Regional

An increase in natural gas rates is on the horizon for Barbadian consumers. Minister of Industry and Commerce Donville Inniss put the public on notice yesterday as he revealed that the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Energy have been discussing new rates. It’s a move...