May 1, 2014

(CNN) -- Part of the Escambia County, Florida, jail collapsed after an apparent gas explosion, killing two inmates and injuring about 100 others. The explosion happened late Wednesday night in the Pensacola jail's central booking area,…

(CNN) -- Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said he is taking a break from his re-election campaign to seek help for alcohol abuse -- hours after a local newspaper reported on a new video that allegedly shows him smoking crack cocaine. "It's…

Montego Bay, Jamaica -- Nathan Robb was returned as president of the influential Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) following elections at the Chambers Annual General Meeting Wednesday afternoon. Robb survived a challenge…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Preliminary figures have provided evidence of a significant economic slowdown in The Bahamas last year, showing that real growth in gross domestic product (GDP) missed earlier projections and fell to just under 0.7…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Opposition Leader Andrew Holness responding to Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell’s controversial handling of the bidding process for a 381 MW plant, has written to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller imploring her to…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados and other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states are mapping out a legal and strategic plan of action that is designed to persuade slave-trading European nations to “come to the table” and begin the…