CARICOM SG says 2015 a fulfilling year for the region

December 28, 2015 in Regional

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Monday December 28, 2015 – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has singled out unity, commitment and innovative ideas among the features that helped to fashion a fulfilling 2015 in the region. “This past year has been a most fulfilling one for...

Earthquake shakes parts of Lesser Antilles

December 28, 2015 in Regional

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, Monday December 28, 2015 – Residents of Martinique, St. Lucia and Dominica have reported feeling a 5.5 magnitude which occurred in the early hours of this morning. According to the University of the West Indies’ Seismic Research Centre (SRC), the quake occurred at a...

T&T PM warns against going to IMF

December 23, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_7653" align="alignleft" width="300"] Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley [/caption] PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on Tuesday said his administration is moving towards reviving the ailing economy of the oil rich twin-island Republic and avoid going to the...

Tropical Storm Erika delays geothermal project in Dominica

December 22, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_9105" align="alignleft" width="300"] GEOTHERMAL TESTING IN DOMINICA[/caption] ROSEAU, Dominica, Monday December 21, 2015 – Minister for Energy Ian Douglas says government has had to put the island’s geothermal project on the back burner because of the new priorities that resulted from the devastating Tropical Storm...