PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- A suite of new high-tech court management systems is to be adopted by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The CCJ will be one of the first adopters of a set of technology-enabled systems for electronic filing of court documents, case...
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, has hailed the ‘mutually beneficial relationship’ with Cuba as the 15-member regional grouping marks the 44th anniversary of Caricom-Cuba diplomatic relations. “The friendship between Caricom and the Republic of Cuba has grown stronger as we have...
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake, followed by at least two strong aftershocks, rocked Trinidad and Tobago late yesterday, shaking buildings, sending items skating off supermarket shelves, and triggering fear in residents. The first tremor hit at around 5:42 p.m. local time, just 16 kilometres south southeast of...
SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) — Latin America and Caribbean governments will need to improve public sector management and capacity, including budget allocation, to compensate for the pressure on public finances from sliding commodity prices, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation (OECD)...
[caption id="attachment_15595" align="alignleft" width="300"] A guard of honour stays by the tomb of Cuban leader Fidel Castro at the Santa Ifigenia cemetery in Santiago de Cuba yesterday.[/caption] SANTIAGO de CUBA, Cuba (AFP) Fidel Castro’s ashes were entombed in a massive stone next to national heroes on...