Eastern Caribbean

                  Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell will address the Organization of American States (OAS) on The Bahamas government’s new…

The Panamanian government last week officially invited Cuban President Raul Castro to the Summit of the Americas, which will be hosted by that Central American nation on April 10-11, 2015,…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is monitoring the potential impact of Venezuela’s current economic stress on PetroCaribe, the country’s oil alliance with several Caribbean islands, and it also…

As of 12:00 pm EST on Saturday, citizens of St Kitts and Nevis now require a visa to travel to Canada. Following the announcement on Saturday, the St Kitts and…

  Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell (L) and Prime Minister Perry Christie Bahamas : The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organization of American States (OAS) have both expressed concerns, at…

The Dominican Republic has joined other countries in the Caribbean in banning entry to foreigners who have visited Ebola-affected countries. Dominican Health Minister Altagracia Guzman says the ban applies to…

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has estimated some 19 million barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and 244 billion cubic feet of undiscovered natural gas…

The reported entry of an Iranian into Canada on a St Kitts and Nevis diplomatic passport has raised concerns on the part of the Canadian government.  The alarm was raised…

Infrastructure development financing was one of the hottest topics at a gathering of Caribbean leaders recently in Miami, Florida.  Six heads of government and senior ministers from several regional countries…