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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 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,…

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…

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…

(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…

(Jamaica Observer) Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Brian Wynter is calling on bondholders who will receive $62 billion in repayments in February 2016 to use their cash in ways which will benefit the capital markets and the economy.…

(Antigua Observer) Member of Parliament for Barbuda, Arthur Nibbs said the power of the Barbudan people to approve or deny major projects is stifling development in the sister-isle and should be removed. In making the case for the repeal…

(Guardian.Co.TT) There are groups who have been recruiting T&T nationals for Syria-based terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS), former minister of national security Gary Griffith has confirmed. And the fact that local authorities have…

(BBC) The Islamic State (IS) militant group says it has killed two hostages - a Norwegian and a Chinese citizen. IS gave no details about when or where Ole-Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad, 48, from Norway and Fan Jinghui, 50, from China were…

(St. Lucia News Online) Two St. Lucian women who travelled to Guyana last week for a vacation will remain in the country as guests of the Customs Anti Narotics Unit. They were arrested after being busted with a quantity of cocaine stashed…

(Jamaica Observer) BANK of Jamaica Governor Brian Wynter says the Jamaican dollar is no longer overvalued and is now less susceptible to unpredictable slippage, following recommendations by International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its…

(Caribbean360) The FBI said on Monday that it is investigating the case of a young woman who fell into the ocean near Cuba from a ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Lines. Kaylyn Rose Sommer, from Charleston, South Carolina, fell overboard…

(Caribbean360) GEORGETOWN, Guyana– A Wi-Fi programme is being rolled out at secondary schools with Hinterland and remote areas slated to benefit by the end of the first quarter of 2016. eGovernment Advisor, Floyd Levi said the unit has…

(Antigua Observer) Former Justice Minister Colin “Councillor” Derrick has been charged after a night in custody at St John’s Police Station. One of his lawyers, John Fuller, says he’s to answer for battery on police, disorderly conduct by…

(St. Lucia News Online) A local catholic priest has blamed easy access to pornography for the increase in rape on the island. Priest Linus Clovis said this problem may be prevalent among young boys who are now developing their sexuality.…