No government plot to kill opposition leader, says Trinidad PM

August 13, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6102" align="alignleft" width="300"] Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar[/caption] PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar stated on Tuesday night that no one in her People’s Partnership government was involved in any plot to kill opposition leader Keith Rowley. Speaking on local...

Tessanne drops Fire

August 13, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_7145" align="alignright" width="300"] Tessanne Chin in a scene from her latest video Fire, released on Monday[/caption] SONGBIRD Tessanne Chin recently released the video for her latest single, Fire. The video, shot on location in Jamaica and directed by Nathan Patrick, was premiered exclusively on The...

CARICOM chair tells Venezuela vice-president regional body siding with Guyana in territorial dispute

August 11, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_7107" align="alignleft" width="300"] CARICOM chairman, Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (sitting right, at centre) told Venezuela’s vice president Jorge Arreaza (directly opposite Stuart) that Barbados and CARICOM said that Barbados stand by Guyana as that country seeks the best way to address the dispute.[/caption] BRIDGETOWN,...

New visa system for Haitians

August 11, 2015 in Regional

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – The Dominica government says it will soon announce a new visa system for Haitians wanting to enter the island. Despite being a member of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping, Haitian nationals require visas to enter most if not all of the...