Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has issued a call for the pooling of resources to propel the region’s agriculture sector.

The matter of legislation, specifically the repealing of sodomy laws, has come to the fore again as the region joins the international community in celebrating World AIDS Day.

Attorney General Justin Simon has called for regional integration to be a key component of laws being designed to implement the European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EU EPA).

Members of the local and regional media fraternity expressed shock and disbelief yesterday on hearing of the passing of veteran print and broadcast journalist Louis Daniel Monday night.

With a starting point of $100,000 from the government last January following Haiti’s devastating earthquake and encouragement to citizens to make donations, funds on the Haiti Disaster Response Account grew to $153,331.41.

As rebuilding efforts continue in the earthquake ravaged Haiti, Eastern Caribbean Amalgamated Bank (ECAB), on behalf of the public, donated more that $10,000 to the cause yesterday.