Producers of spirits would be the first to adopt the geographic indicator (GI) seal giving protection from counterfeiters of their products internationally if, as indicated, they go ahead with implementation by December.

Leader of the main opposition St Lucia Labour Party, Dr. Kenny Anthony, is urging the business community to support his political organisation in the general election scheduled for later this year.

Three female relatives and I were travelling in a car to attend a wedding on the north coast. I had an accident on the highway at about 7:30 a.m. while going through Hanover. The car hit something and ran off the road. When I reported the accident to my insurers, they said the claim process would take six to eight weeks.

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) in collaboration with the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) recently launched a business ethics programme for small and micro enterprise organisations (SMEs) in Jamaica.

If the English-speaking Caribbean is increasing its engagement with China, Brazil, Taiwan, Venezuela, Iran and others, why should it not be doing so with the Dominican Republic?

Tate George, who hit one of the most memorable shots in UConn basketball history and then went on to a brief NBA career, surrendered to federal authorities in New Jersey on Friday to face charges stemming from what prosecutors say was a Ponzi scheme.

An employee has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison in an embezzlement scheme that defrauded Microsoft Corp of more than US$450,000.

United States Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner wants faster and bolder action to deal with the European debt crisis, and he's calling that crisis the most serious risk to the global economy.

The World Bank says it is increasing aid to countries in the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa to US$1.88 billion through 2014.