OAS digitalizes and catalogues 2.5 million vital statistics records in six Eastern Caribbean countries
From Curacao Chronicle WASHINGTON, USA — The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Universal Civil Identity Program in the Americas (PUICA), has completed a project to assist the civil registries in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and…
Caribbean yacht death Briton ‘had blast injuries’
From BBC Police made the announcement after releasing the results of a post-mortem examination A dead Briton found near his burning yacht had injuries consistent with an explosion, authorities on the eastern Caribbean island of St Vincent say. Police said…
Heavy rainfall washing out St Vincent honey production
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean360 DUMBARTON, St. Vincent, Wednesday March 12, 2014, IPS – Allan Williams, 32, is an agriculture extension officer in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. But as a trained apiculturist, he has also been involved in beekeeping…
St Vincent police to investigate woman’s death following raid by lawmen
From Caribbean360 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Thursday March 6, 2014, CMC – Police Commissioner Michael Charles says an investigation will be launched into the death of a 49-year-old woman, who died at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) one day after…
Canada crackdown on citizenship fraud follows recall of former US St Vincent diplomat
From Caribbean360 Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander said “ongoing large-scale” fraud investigations conducted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have identified more than 3,000 citizens and 5,000 permanent residents linked to major investigation OTTAWA, Canada, Sunday March…
St Vincent diplomat recalled for offering to help source US ‘Green Cards’
From Caribbean360 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Saturday February 15, 2014, CMC – Former St. Vincent and the Grenadines Deputy Consul General in New York, Edson Augustus, was recalled last week because he offered to help Vincentians in that city to obtain…
British national pleads guilty to cocaine found in St Vincent Brewery products
From Caribbean360 The police withdrew two other charges against Nathan Smith after discovering the cocaine concealed in three cans bearing carrying the labels “Hairoun Beer”, “Vita Malt” and “Presidente Beer”. (File photo) KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Friday January 31, 2014, CMC…
Provisional and temporizing solutions not the answer to Caribbean problems
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday January 24, 2014 – The extent of the damage and human suffering on the island of St Vincent caused by unprecedented rainfall and flooding over the Christmas holiday period is much…
Secretary-General conveys Commonwealth support to storm-wracked Eastern Caribbean
By S Coward Jan. 12, 2014 – Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has written to the Prime Ministers of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica and Saint Lucia following the tragic loss of life and devastation wrought by the recent storm in…
Why no Commonwealth response to Caribbean islands disaster?
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 The latest devastating storm in the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent poses a question – what is this ‘family’ of former British colonies doing to help?” says Sir Ronald Sanders. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday January…
