Prime Minister Gaston Browne By Ken Richards BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — There appears to be a split developing between Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne and some of his Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) colleagues. Browne disagrees with Vincentian prime minister Ralph Gonsalves’ assessment that LIAT’s closure is imminent because the destinations […]

World Bank oil prices downward revision WASHINGTON, USA – Crude oil prices are expected to average $66 a barrel in 2019 and $65 a barrel in 2020, a downward revision from the October forecast due to the weaker than expected global growth outlook and greater than anticipated US production, the World Bank said in its […]

Prime Minister Gaston Browne By Melanius AlphonseCaribbean News Now associate managing [email protected] ST JOHNS, Antigua – Following prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves’ recent remarks that regional carrier LIAT’s closure is imminent, and prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley’s revelation that she was “engaging the European Investment Bank (EIB) for […]

To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more GENEVA, Switzerland — Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy, according to new guidelines issued by […]

World Press Freedom Index 2019 BASSETERRE, St Kitts – The countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) dropped to number 50 out of 180 countries surveyed in the 2019 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). According to Reporters Without Borders, the OECS has fallen 15 places from its ranking […]

SM@RT CEO Robin Belle delivering a keynote at a Blockchain event in Barbados, with the theme “Vision of Future Barbados”. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – SM@RT, a US blockchain-based sustainable economic development company, announced the prelaunch of SM@RT BARBADOS™. This new strategic initiative has two purposes. It will introduce into Barbados the first, fully eco-designed and sustainable […]

Carnival ships dumped sewage in Bahamas waters NASSAU, Bahamas (CNS) – The Bahamas tourism minister Dionisio D’Aguilar has said the country might need to create new legislation to prevent cruise ships from dumping sewage in its waters. D’Aguilar said he is very concerned about allegations emerging from a US court case that Carnival cruise ships […]