CASTRIES, St. Lucia - The leaders of the two main political parties have expressed confidence of victory in the December 1 general elections as 38 candidates were nominated on Friday to contest the polls.
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, says “it is only a matter of time before CARICOM implodes” warning against regional prime ministers “cavorting around the region and interfering in the affairs and elections of member states”.
UNITED NATIONS – Chile has called on the 80-year-old United Nations to elect a woman to head the organization and is suggesting that the person comes from Latin America and the Caribbean.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Former prime minister Dr. Keith Rowley Monday denied signing an agreement with the United States that would allow Washington to use Trinidad and Tobago as a staging ground to attack neighbouring countries such as Venezuela, while reiterating that the Caribbean region should always remain a zone of peace.
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, has accused financiers of the ruling United National Congress (UNC) in Trinidad and Tobago of financing the campaign of the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) ahead of the November 27 general elections.
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - Grenada's government says it will amend the existing fishing legislation, increasing also the penalty as the island seeks to comply with measures outlined by the United States government.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The main opposition We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party Tuesday gave the Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, a 14-day deadline to convene a meeting of the Assembly in order to elect an opposition leader.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - President Irfaan Ali says a recent High Court ruling has the potential to derail the work of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the country’s ability to collect taxes.
BELMOPAN, Belize - Prime Minister John Briceño has confirmed the resignation of his Agriculture Minister, Jose Abelardo Mai, dismissing suggestions that his administration is “crumbling” as he announced a second cabinet re=shuffle in less than a month.
ST. JOHN, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne, leaves here on Monday as part of a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) delegation expressing solidarity with Jamaica following the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28 as a category 5 storm that killed 45, with 13 other people missing.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Former Haitian interim president, Jocelerme Privert Tuesday said for approximately five years, Port-au-Prince has been under the threat of armed gangs, resulting in its complete isolation from the rest of the country as he called for restoration of constitutional and institutional legitimacy in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has dismissed concerns raised by her predecessor, Dr. Keith Rowley regarding the security of Trinidad and Tobago as the United States increases its military presence in the Caribbean region.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Monday urged the United States to settle its difference with Venezuela ”through diplomacy and dialogue” reiterating that the Caribbean region should be a zone of peace.
