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Dorothea Hodge, the UK and EU Representative to the Government of Anguilla, has resigned in protest at what she described as "governance at gunpoint". In a lengthy letter to Chief Minister Victor Banks, Hodge said that it was with a heavy…

(Caribbean360) San Jaun, Puerto Rico – Nine months after a visiting American family nearly died from exposure to methyl bromide in St John in the US Virgin Islands, authorities have concluded that the use of the banned pesticide was not an…

(Caribbean360) Kingston, Jamaica – Tourism authorities are lobbying for the city of Kingston to be designated a Creative City by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). A local delegation is making a…

(Caribbean360) Bridgetown, Barbados – Agricultural officials are pushing for heightened biosecurity on poultry farms across the region in a bid to prevent avian influenza – better known as bird flu – from wiping out the multimillion poultry…

As predicted by Former Minister Vasant Bharath, one of three contenders for the leadership of the opposition United National Congress (UNC) in Trinidad and Tobago, the campaigning has turned nasty and, according to local media, internecine…

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…