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LONDON, England -- The release of a Cuban graffiti artist who had been held in prison for nearly a year after he painted “Raúl” and “Fidel” on the backs of two pigs must herald a new approach to freedom of expression and dissent in the…

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CNS) -- A government motion on electoral reform has passed the Cayman Islands’ Legislative Assembly, paving the way for the introduction of ‘one man, one vote’ (OMOV) in single member constituencies and a…

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, October 21, 2015 – Talks between Venezuela and Grenada on boundary delimitation are expected to resume soon. The issue was raised when Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro visited St. George’s last weekend and…

A British couple from Sheffield has been found hacked to death at their home on the Caribbean island of Tobago. The bodies of Richard Wheeler, 73, and his wife Grace, 67, were discovered by their gardener at 11am on Tuesday morning. Mr…

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday October 21, 2015 – Only four months after securing Jamaica’s first ever historic listing to UNESCO’s prestigious World Heritage List, with the Blue and John Crow Mountains, the government is set to begin the…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua -- Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced that the Antigua and Barbuda government has developed a new economic paradigm in moving forward in its relationship with Venezuela that will encompass taking the best aspects…

GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman – In an about-turn from previous statements, Cayman Islands Deputy Governor Franz Manderson has revealed that 24 kilos of cocaine and 33 kilos of ganja were stolen during a break-in at the George Town Police…

WASHINGTON, USA -- A donor to the Clinton Foundation reached out to then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s office to promote a Haiti hotel project that later received support from the US government and former president Bill Clinton,…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Mexico-based Karisma Hotel and Resorts has announced plans to invest more than US$900 million to develop nine hotels in Jamaica, adding 4,000 rooms to the country’s stock over the next ten years. The 228 acre…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Prime Minister Perry Christie said on Wednesday if the stakeholders of the Baha Mar multibillion dollar resort cannot come to an agreement by November 2nd that will lead to the stalled resort being completed, the Bahamas…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi estimates about TT$1 billion (US$160 million) in legal fees were paid to attorneys by state enterprises and ministries in Trinidad and Tobago during the People’s Partnership…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados is seeking to take advantage of current tourism trends and encourage more Chinese visitors to the island. Permanent secretary in the ministry of tourism and international transport, Donna Cadogan,…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) is calling on communities to take control of the selling of alcohol to underage children. Client Services Director of the NCDA Collette Browne told JIS News that the…

St John’s, Antigua -- Regional carrier LIAT will, on October 16th, 2015, mark 59 years of continuous service. For its birthday, LIAT is offering a 59% discount on tickets from 13:00 on Wednesday October 14th until 23:59 on Friday October…

Roseau, Dominica -- A new nuclear radiation monitoring station started operation in Dominica. The public can view and follow most recently updated data from Dominica at the Nuclear Emergency Tracking Center (NETC) at www.netc.com, which…