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  • Photo of Desiree Bernard appointed Bermuda Court of Appeal Judge

    Desiree Bernard appointed Bermuda Court of Appeal Judge

    Justice Desiree Bernard and Geoffrey Bell QC have been appointed as new Justices to the Court of Appeal. Making the announcement, Governor George Fergusson said: “I am delighted to see two such distinguished lawyers join the Court of Appeal. Bermuda is fortunate in being able to attract such high level jurists to maintain the quality of its courts, providing a…

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  • 100TH Session of the ACP Council of Ministers

    BRUSSELS, 12 December 2014. The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Council of Ministers met in Brussels from 9-12 December 2014 in its 100th Session since the inception of the ACP Group of States as an international organization in 1975, as enshrined in the Georgetown Agreement. Honourable Minister Alva R. Baptiste, Minister of External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation of…

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  • Photo of PM Simpson Miller Credits Cuba With Assisting Jamaica’s Athletics Success

    PM Simpson Miller Credits Cuba With Assisting Jamaica’s Athletics Success

    HAVANA, Cuba December 9, 2014 – Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has credited Cuba with assisting Jamaica to become a world leader in athletics, noting that the GC Foster College, which was a gift to Jamaica from Cuba in the 1970s, has been responsible for training many of Jamaica´s outstanding athletes and coaches. The Prime Minister adds that through the GC…

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  • PM Browne and President Raul Castro hold Successful talks in Cuba

    HABANA, Republic of Cuba – 9th December 2014……….In what resident diplomats in the Republic of Cuba considered an unusually lengthy audience for a new Head of Government, Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne and President of the Republic of Cuba, Raul Castro held fruitful discussions on Sunday during the Antiguan and Barbudan leader’s first official visit to Cuba. During the discussions,…

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  • Preliminary Report of the OAS Electoral Observation Mission In Dominica

    The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS/EOM) in Dominica, led by the OAS Secretary for Multidimensional Security, Adam Blackwell, who was designated by Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, congratulates the citizens of the Commonwealth of Dominica for exercising their civic-minded spirit in a very orderly and respectful manner on Election Day. The Mission congratulates Prime Minister-elect…

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  • CARICOM moves to boost consumer protection

    Representatives from Consumer Agencies in at least fourteen CARICOM Member States participated in a one-day meeting to agree on a mechanism to further advance consumer protection  within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The meeting held in Suriname on Tuesday, 2 December, 2014, discussed arrangements for collaboration, options for dialogue and capacity-building to advance the goals and plan of…

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  • Dominica Elections: Skerrit again!

    Leader of the re-elected Dominica Labour Party(DLP), Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit addressing the nation last night. Preliminary results gave the DLP 15 of the 21 seats at stake with the other six going to the United Workers Party (UWP) led by Lennox Linton.  In the last election in 2009, the DLP won 18 seats and the UWP three. A seven member…

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  • Photo of Enhance students’ analytical skills urge Patterson

    Enhance students’ analytical skills urge Patterson

    KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec.7, 2014 – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and other regional education stakeholders have been challenged to further restructure the curricula and tests for students to significantly enhance their ability to thoroughly analyze questions and problems, and come up with practical answers and solutions. This charge came from former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, as he…

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  • Photo of PM Douglas in Havana for  Fifth CARICOM-Cuba Summit

    PM Douglas in Havana for Fifth CARICOM-Cuba Summit

    BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, DECEMBER 8TH 2014 (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas is among Caribbean leaders in Havana, Cuba for a summit between Cuba and the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Prime Minister Douglas, who left a political meeting in Central Basseterre Sunday night joined his St. Lucia counterpart, Dr. the Hon.…

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  • Photo of At CARICOM-Cuba Summit today… Guyana will be ‘full participant’ in all discussions

    At CARICOM-Cuba Summit today… Guyana will be ‘full participant’ in all discussions

    THE Fifth Summit of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba starts today in the Cuban capital, Havana.And according to President Donald Ramotar, who is heading Guyana’s delegation to the meeting, Guyana will be fully participating in every aspect of the talks. “Guyana will be fully participating in all the topics that are there to be…

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