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As the highly anticipated Climate Change Conference begins today in Paris, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) lead Head on Climate Change and Sustainable Development is issuing a grave warning. St. Lucia’s Prime Minister, Dr. Kenny Anthony…

(Antigua Observer) St. Maarten – The multi-disciplinary team arrested two men on drug charges yesterday at approximately 12.15 p.m., at a home on Quillitor Drive in Dutch Quarter. While driving through the Dutch Quarter area the patrol…

(Jamaica Observer) Kingston, Jamaica — Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller on Tuesday expressed sadness at the sudden passing of Roman Catholic priest, Monsignor Richard Albert. Simpson Miller reflected on the near four decades of service…

(Antigua Observer) St. Johns, Antigua - The revenue intake at the Customs & Excise Division has continued to increase, with the department reporting a massive increase in collections for the period up to October 2015. Inspector and…

Corruption accused Jack Warner has filed an application for judicial review, challenging his extradition to the United States. Warner, through his attorneys, Senior Counsel Fyard Hosein, Rishi Dass, Nyree Alfonso, Sasha Bridgemohansingh…

(Caribbean360) The Brazilian health ministry has confirmed a link between Zika, the mosquito-borne virus from Africa that has spread to the Caribbean, and a high incidence of birth defects. According to officials, the Zika fever is behind…

(Caribbean360) The United States and Cuba will hold a new round of migration talks today, to review the progress made on migration agreements between the countries and discuss cooperation to combat irregular immigration. But Cuba has…

Baroness Patricia Scotland was unveiled, today (Nov. 27) as the Commonwealth Secretary-General Designate, at the Commonwealth Summit in Malta, a release from the Commonwealth said. Her election today at the meeting of the Heads of…

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, on Thursday, condemned the killing in Venezuela of the Secretary General of Acción Democrática Guarico, Juan Manuel Diaz, and called for an immediate end to…

(Caribbean360) Officials from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) this week launched two milestone projects that will improve water access for more than 100,000 residents who live in some of the most underserved areas of the country. The…

(Caribbean360) A former mayor in Jamaica will come under criminal investigation for giving contracts to friends and relatives, after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) reversed her decision on the official’s criminal liability.…

(Caribbean360) The Roosevelt Skerrit administration is making changes to Excise Tax legislation that will see sweets, chocolates and carbonated beverages being hit with higher taxes. The Excise Tax Amendment Bill, presented before…

(Caribbean360) Port of Spain, Trinidad – The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) in Trinidad and Tobago has recommended that officers be prosecuted for their handling of the marijuana find at the residence of Prime Minister Kamla…

(Caribbean360) The good relations between the United States and Cuba are continuing, with the two countries signing an agreement to cooperate on environmental protection. The joint declaration was signed at the Cuban Embassy in Washington…

(Caribbean360) Bridgetown, Barbados – It will become more costly for Barbadians to use their cell phones come January 1 next year. But Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler says that rather than having to pay a BDS$0.03 (US$0.015) per minute…