Caribbean to benefit from new WHO programme

May 27, 2016 in International, Regional

GENEVA Switzerland (CMC) – Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries are to benefit from a new plan approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) for new health emergency programmes, globally. Caribbean health ministers were among delegates at the WHO meeting here and according to the Pan American Health...

Passport sales exceed $80-million projection

May 26, 2016 in Regional

Sales of Dominica’s passports under the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program has exceeded the $80-million projection made in the 2015-2016 budget, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. “In the budget of this year, we projected we would have raised about $80-million dollars. I can say to...

Rihanna wins Billboard Achievement Award

May 25, 2016 in Regional

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday May 24, 2016 – Barbadian pop star Rihanna continues to blaze a trail of success internationally, winning a Billboard Chart Achievement Award on Sunday night. She beat out Adele, Drake, The Weeknd and Little Big Town for the award that was based on...