Saint Vincent and the Grenadines News

BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- Specialists from the OECS Secretariat will be in Basseterre this week for a consultation on national and regional measures to better facilitate trade in keeping with the emerging commitments being negotiated on trade facilitation in the World Trade Organisation.

The Eastern Caribbean Fibre System , which connects around a dozen countries in the Caribbean region, has selected Texas-based Xtera Communications to boost the capacity of its subsea cable system, which connects Tortola in the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad at the south of the Caribbean arc.

A FLORIDA judge in February rejected an attempt by former CL Financial executive chairman Lawrence Duprey to have a lawsuit - alleging breach of company duties in relation to the $1.9 billion Green Island project of a CLF subsidiary thrown out.

By Adaiah J Providence-Culzac It was easy to say "here we go again" as another sweet sounding quest of righting historical wrongs is on the agenda in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Dear Sir: I will never be convinced that Ralph E. Gonsalves is, was, or ever will be, a mighty man.