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(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

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.…

(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.…

(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,…

(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…