Eastern Caribbean

Dominica: The UWI Seismic Research Centre is reporting that an earthquake struck just south of Dominica in the wee hours of Saturday morning, according to a Dominica News Online report.…

St. John’s, Antigua: Lieutenant Colonel Ivor Walker, Chief Immigration Officer, yesterday responded to a UNDP report that Antigua and Barbuda had increased levels of human trafficking and that immigration officers…

St. Lucia: Flavia Cherry, head of Caribbean Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA), will tackle the issues of homosexuality and support the United Nation’s calls for the abolishment of laws governing…

St. John’s, Antigua: According to regional experts on the issues of sex trade and the recent United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Caribbean Human Development Report on Citizen Security, criminal networks…

St. John’s, Antigua: British carrier, Virgin Atlantic’s Chief Executive, Steve Ridgway in a letter to the British Chancellor George Osborne, has indicated that the airline will temporarily absorb “hundreds of…

British Virgin Islands: Immigration’s policy to allow persons time to seek another job in the periods between work has been criticized by some residents who feel that the decision gives…

Dominica: The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the authority on Caribbean tourism arrival statistics and visitor spend, has announced that 23.8 million stay over visitors came to the region in 2011,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts: a Freedom of Information Act has been drafted and submitted for debate in the National Assembly by the opposition, according to a report in the Observer. Mark…

British Virgin Islands: Work permits bring in much needed revenue for the territory but on the other hand there is a need to balance the 60-40 work force dominated by…

Dominica: Norman Dorival, Manager of the Commercial Department at Dominica Import and Export Agency (DEXIA), has revealed that Dominicans are expected to be without brown sugar for at least another…