Barbados wants regional solution for CLICO at CARICOM meeting.
June, 2012
Barbados breaks silence on REDjet
Barbados Minister of Finance characterises low-cost airline’s business model as unsound.
No foul play in LIAT fire
LIAT reveals preliminary investigators’ findings into hangar fire.
Duty free access to Cuba attracts Trinidadian interest
Trinidadian company Sacha Cosmetics targets Cuban market.
REDjet may sue Barbados government
Nation News, Barbados: The Barbados Government could soon be faced with legal action from REDjet.
Trinidad army, police rout highway protestors
Guardian, Trinidad: New National Security Minister Jack Warner faced a barrage of insults as he presided over the demolition the Highway Re-Route Movement’s protest camp in Debe, south Trinidad, early yesterday.
Guyana policeman accused of raping 15-year-old girl at station
Stabroek News, Guyana: A policeman was yesterday charged with raping a 15-year-old girl at the Matthew’s Ridge Police Station, after which he allegedly allowed another man to do the same to her.
Dominica prime minister defends investment in LIAT
Observer, Antigua: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has defended the decision of his administration to invest EC $8 million (US $2.96 million) in the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT.
Plane crash survivor sues Caribbean Airlines
Courthouse News, USA: A passenger on the Caribbean Airlines flight that crashed and split in two in Guyana last year claims in court that the injuries she suffered stemmed from the airline's negligence.
Jamaica warned to honour EPA obligations
Observer, Jamaica: Jamaica is said to be risking a fallout with the European Union (EU) over its failure to honour an obligation under the European Partnership Agreement (EPA) it signed in 2008 to cut the tariff on goods imported from Europe.
Bolt versus Blake showdown a taste of what awaits in London
Reuters, USA: Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake will offer the world a tantalizing taste of what may be in store at the London Olympics when the two speedsters go head to head at the Jamaica national athletics championships starting on Thursday.
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Official teaser trailer for the Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn Pt 2.
Dominica, Cuba and Venezuela want USAID thrown out
ALBA bloc maintains that US agency threatens the sovereignty and stability of member nations.
Tear gas fired at demonstrators protesting demolition of their homes
Haitians threaten to torch affluent area if their shanties are destroyed for a flood-control project.