Regional reps stress importance of strengthening Caribbean democracies

November 25, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_15471" align="alignright" width="300"] ECLAC's Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena[/caption] SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) – The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) and the Caribbean says representatives from 22 countries have begun a new round of negotiations here aimed at strengthening regional democracies. ECLAC said the prospective agreement will...

Caribbean, Latin American media invited to set up branches in China

November 24, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_15461" align="alignright" width="300"] SANTIAGO, Chile — China’s President Xi Jinping arrives at the La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday. Jinping is in Chile after attending the APEC summit in Peru.[/caption] SANTIAGO, Chile — Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended an invitation to Caribbean...

Woman held with cocaine in bra, between legs at NMIA

November 24, 2016 in Regional

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman was reportedly held with cocaine weighing about 2.3 pounds at the Normal Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston on Wednesday. The police report that about 6:40 pm, a port security worker searched the woman at security checkpoint and found packages of...

PM dismisses UK press reports

November 23, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3163" align="alignleft" width="300"] Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne[/caption] Prime Minister Gaston Browne is dismissing British media reports that he embarrassed Prince Harry. Browne said remarks he made about the British royal honeymooning in Antigua were exaggerated by the foreign press who accompanied Harry on...