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Nevis Premier Hon. Mark Brantley congratulates…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (January 20, 2022) -- Nevis Premier Hon. Mark Brantley has extended congratulations to Barbados Prime Minister Hon. Mia Amor Mottley on her Barbados Labour Party’s (BLP)…

Prime Minister Harris Commends PM Mottley On Her…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 20, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has extended congratulations to his…

Barbados PM Mia Mottley wins landslide second term

Source: Yahoo News SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The party of Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley appeared to swept every legislative seat in the first elections the island nation has held as a…

Getting Consumer Protection right in the OECS!

Wednesday, January 19, 2022 — Consumers in the Eastern Caribbean can rest assured that their rights in the physical and digital world are being protected. 35 consumer affairs professionals will be…

Bajans head to the polls today

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): The Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) Monday said that just over 266,000 people are eligible to cast ballots in today’s general election that Prime Minister Mia…

Geothermal Energy: Providing Opportunities Beyond…

Media Release Monday, January 17, 2022 — Use of geothermal energy – that is the heat that comes from the sub-surface of the earth – in OECS Territories has been an ongoing subject of research and…

OECS leaders to consider recommendations on…

CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC): Leaders from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are to consider several recommendations aimed at helping the subregion deal with the impact of the Omicron…

Antigua and Barbuda gets hooked on aquaponics

January 12, 2022 – Bridgetown, Barbados – The quiet residential area of Upper Renfrew in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, is home to Indies Greens, the island’s only aquaponics farm and training…

SVG granted permission to export medical cannabis

KINGSTOWN (CMC): St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is now the first member state of the subregional grouping – the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) – to be granted permission for the…

Antigua & Barbuda | Hoteliers losing millions…

ST JOHN’S (CMC): The Antigua and Barbuda Hotels and Tourism Association (ABHTA) says many resorts are reporting a significant decline in occupancy rates and that the trend is likely to continue unless…

Woman appears in court on missile-throwing charge

KINGSTOWN (CMC): A 56-year-old woman, who had been charged with wounding Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves during an anti-mandatory vaccination protest last August, appeared in court Tuesday on a…

Guyana records highest number of new covid…

Smith-Thomas January 4, 2022 The number of Covid -19 infections in Guyana has hit a record high for one day with 485 new cases recorded in a day, Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P., revealed on…

Local vegetables flood SVG markets!

Media Release Courtesy St. Vincent Times Tuesday, January 4, 2022 — Consumers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are celebrating some of the best prices for vegetables in decades. In a period marked by…