CHIKV causes blood shortage in Jamaica

November 13, 2014 in Regional

KINGSTON - Blood supplies at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) have been hit hard by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) epidemic, with the entity now facing a shortage and asking people who have not been affected by the virus and victims who are not showing...

Gonsalves proposes ‘grand settlement’ to end crisis

November 12, 2014 in Regional

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – St Vincent & the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has written to CARICOM, asking the regional body to communicate to the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) his “grand settlement” proposal, aimed at diffusing the BCCI’s US $42 million compensation claim against...

Family man killed on his farm

November 12, 2014 in Regional

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The man believed to be the victim of Antigua & Barbuda’s 12th homicide for 2014, has been described by family members as a humble individual who spent most of his time on his farm. “Most people say he is a peace to...

CARICOM ‘undermined’

November 11, 2014 in Regional

GEORGETOWN – Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Irwin La Rocque, says problems related to the freedom of movement across the region have undermined the credibility of the regional body. La Rocque, in an address at the University of Guyana’s graduation ceremony on the weekend...