Antigua and Grenada moving to join the CCJ
BY AZAD ALI From Caribbean Life Two CARICOM countries — Antigua and Grenada — are to hold referendums on Nov. 6, 2018 to decide if they should join the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). This is Antigua’s first referendum, while…
PM Harris briefed on efforts to delist St. Kitts and Nevis from EU’s non-cooperative tax jurisdictions
St. Kitts and Nevis Media Release: Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister Thursday, March 29, 2018 — BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 28, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable…
ST. Kitts-Nevis moves into the tourism big leagues
By Valencia Grant, Press Secretary to the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, NOVEMBER 19TH, 2017 (PRESS SEC) – Park Hyatt St. Kitts Christophe Harbour, a five-star luxury beach resort that opened this month in the…
Vincentian PM: ‘Much to celebrate, despite challenges’
By Nelson A. King from Caribbean Life In extending greetings and congratulations to Vincentians in the Diaspora, on the occasion of the country’s 38th anniversary of political independence, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves said “it is evident that we…
Credit reporting system for the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union expected to boost lending
Credit reporting system for the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union expected to boost lending, which has been falling in ECCU countries BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, MARCH 3rd, 2017 (PRESS SEC) — Access to credit is one of the pillars of private sector…
CARICOM governments ready to assist hurricane-hit Member States
From CARICOM Several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments, including Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Guyana, have indicated their readiness to assist Member States that were hit by Hurricane Matthew. On Monday, the Trinidad Express reported that the Trinidad and Tobago’s Office…
Physical activity promoted as part of 2016 Caribbean Wellness Day commemoration
Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 05, 2016 (SKNIS): An important event that has been incorporated into the Independence 33 Celebrations is a physical activity that is slated for Saturday, September 10, as part of the commemoration of Caribbean Wellness Day 2016….
Former Trinidadian pm to be buried on Saturday
By Azad Ali From Caribbean Life Former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Mervyn Augustus Manning, who died on Sunday morning, will be given a state funeral. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley, in making the announcement said the former political…
OECS celebrates 35th anniversary
From CARICOM BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JUNE 12th, 2016 (PRESS SEC) – Thirty-five years ago this week, the Treaty of Basseterre was signed on June 18th, 1981, in the capital city of St. Kitts and Nevis, establishing the Organisation of Eastern…
SVG passes bill to end swearing of allegiance to Queen; swearing to SVG instead
By WEFM99 From St Lucia News Online Parliament has approved the passage of a Bill that would allow government officials here to swear allegiance to the state of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, rather than to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth…