Eastern Caribbean

Venezuela: According to a report on Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, has been told by doctors that he has less than a year to live. The 56-year-old who…

St. John’s, Antigua: President of the Antigua & Barbuda Trade Union Congress (ABTUC), Kim Burdon, said that a meeting held Monday night picked up steam in its anti-allowance and benefits…

British Virgin Islands: Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. D. Orlando Smith, said in the coming weeks, government will be looking at more cost-cutting measures after announcing that the projected…

Dominica: Speaking on a local talk show programme on Tuesday, Dominica’s Attorney General, Levi Peters, has appealed for respect for the judiciary and said he felt it necessary to address the…

Antigua: Ponzi schemer, Allen Stanford’s, attorneys have filed a new motion to delay the start of the January 23 trial, after being ordered by US District Judge, David Hittner, to…

St. Kitts Nevis: Stakeholders and observers head to the Courts today for the start of the election petition trial, which could bring about a shift in power in the Nevis…

Dominica: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has described Dominica’s economic citizenship programme, which has been criticized by activists here and abroad, as a very transparent arrangement, according to a Dominica NewsOnline…

Antigua: The United States Justice Department had accused Spencer C. Barasch, a former enforcement official for the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), of blocking or closing at least…

St. Kitts: Unemployment levels in St. Kitts has been on the rise since the closure of Reeds Data Service Ltd. at the end of 2010, which resulted in over 120…

St. John’s, Antigua: US District Judge, David Hittner, has ruled that Allen Stanford’s lawyers will not be allowed to withdraw from the case, according to a Caribarena Antigua report. Defence…