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A Gender Affairs counselor says the Bible is being used to abuse women
(Antigua Observer) St. Johns, Antigua - Counsellor and Feminist Joy-Ann Harrigan is accusing some men of using the Bible as a tool of oppression for women.
She told Observer AM, Observer media’s morning programme, that the church is also…
IMF says St Lucia economy improving but debt still too high
(Caribbean360) Castries, St. Lucia – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the St. Lucia economy is recovering and the short-term growth outlook is positive. But it has warned that the Dr. Kenny Anthony administration still needs to…
Dominica sticking by its candidate for Commonwealth Secretary General post
(Caribbean360) Roseau, Dominica – Despite an announcement at the end of a meeting of Eastern Caribbean leaders last week that they will settle on one candidate for the post of Commonwealth Secretary General, Dominica is insisting that it is…
LIAT Launching New Caribbean Flights
(Carib Journal) LIAT has announced it will launch a new, nonstop service from Barbados to Trinidad early next year.
Beginning Jan. 18, LIAT will offer daily flights from the Grantley Adams Airport to Piarco International Airport.
The…
Repeat offender weeps, begs magistrate after getting 9 months
(Jamaica Observer) Kingston, Jamaica – A repeat offender who pleaded guilty to stealing a malfunctioning iPhone he had sold to a student was slapped with a sentence of nine months in prison when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident…
Nurses receive pay for first half of November
(Antigua Observer) St. John’s Antigua - The payment of salaries for nurses at Mount St John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) has now been brought up to date.
The hospital’s Chairman of the Board, Bernard Percival told OBSERVER media yesterday that…
US Coast Guard offloads $17 Million of Cocaine seized in Caribbean Interdiction
Coast Guardsmen on the US Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber offloaded approximately 515 kilograms of cocaine, interdicted in the Caribbean Sea as part of Operation Caribbean Venture at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Florida, on Friday.…
Venezuela military pilots flew drugs to Haiti for trafficking into US, reports say
(Caribbean360) The latest developments in the drug trafficking case involving relatives of Venezuela’s first lady Cilia Flores indicate that the Venezuelan military is involved in transporting cocaine to Haiti for transhipment into the US.…
Suriname devalues currency as gold and oil prices drop
(Caribbean News Now) Paramaribo, Suriname – For the second time in four years, Suriname has devalued its currency, this time by more than 20 per cent, following a drop in the oil and gold prices.
Suriname’s economy is dominated by gold,…
JCapri hospitalised after car crash
(Jamaica Observer) Kingston, Jamaica — Dancehall artiste Jordan Phillips, popularly known as JCapri, has been hospitalised following a motor vehicle crash early Monday.
Reports are that the 'Wine and Kotch' singer was travelling in the…
Guyana and Saudi Arabia to establish Joint Commission
Following the recent visit of Guyana's President David Granger to Saudi Arabia to attend the Arab-South American Summit (ASPA), Guyana will initiate cooperation with several Arab nations, mainly Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…
Former Trinidad PM blames Conspiracy for Election loss
Former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister and current Leader of the Opposition, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has blamed a conspiracy within her own party and people she trusted for the general election loss on September 7. It appears, however,…
Antigua or Dominica will drop its nominee for Commonwealth job
In one week, a decision will be made on a single nominee from the region for the post of Commonwealth Secretary General.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 62nd OECS Authority meeting, Thursday, OECS Chairman Dr Keith Mitchell said…
Ex-justice minister in Antigua charged with battery on police
Antigua’s former Minister of Justice and Public Safety, Collin Derrick appears in court today to answer four charges, including battery on police.
Derrick, who was detained for 16 hours earlier this week then released on EC$7,000…
Trinidad to strengthen trade facilitation processes with help from the IDB
(Caribbean360) PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$25 million loan to Trinidad and Tobago to help the twin-island republic improve its trade facilitation processes, part of an effort to…