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(Caribbean360) Countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) were among the 191 nations calling for an end to the decades-old US trade embargo on Cuba, as the United Nations yesterday adopted the resolution for a 24th consecutive year.…

(Jamaica Observer) Kingston, Jamaica - HEALTH Minister Dr. Fenton Ferguson confirmed in Parliament yesterday that the number of baby deaths related to the current bacterial infection crisis has risen to 19. In a statement to the House of…

The owner of a water sports business in Antigua, who is receiving bad press over an incident involving a stray dog at Long Bay, said he is seeking legal advice on the matter. Rolston Roberts, director of Island Watersports, said he would…

In Barbados, a landlord and tenants of a Belle Main Road, St Michael property were left shaken yesterday afternoon following a police raid which ended with the arrests of two men and the reported seizure of firearms and allegedly stolen…

CARICOM has congratulated the Government and People of St. Vincent and the Grenadines as they celebrate the country’s 36th Independence Anniversary today 27 October 2015. The Theme “Working Together to enhance National Pride” is quite…

Harbour View – Governor Holiday, having considered the political developments of September 30, 2015 involving: the current Council of Ministers losing its majority support in Parliament; the passing of a vote of no-confidence in…

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, Friday October 23, 2015 – As the Caribbean gets a break from storm activity this Atlantic hurricane season, the most powerful tropical cyclone ever measured in the Western Hemisphere is barrelling towards Mexico with…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua -- Regional carrier LIAT has announced reduced fares between Trinidad and Guyana, along with relaunching its Santo Domingo service. Passengers travelling between Trinidad and Guyana can benefit from a 10 percent discount…

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CNS) -- The Cayman Islands opposition leader has alleged that a deliberate conspiracy between the former governor, Duncan Taylor, and the police commissioner, David Baines, was entirely politically motivated and…

(Caribbean360) - BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Like the snake (I am not using that term pejoratively) that swallowed the possum, Cable & Wireless is taking a long time to digest Columbus/Flow. Except that, come to think of it, in the case of…

(Caribbean360) - ROSEAU, Dominica – Europe’s oldest luxury hotel group is developing the Caribbean’s first Kempinksi Resort in Dominica which is expected to open its doors in just under three years, bringing hundreds of jobs at every stage…

(Caribbean360) - NEW YORK, United States – JetBlue today announced its intent to expand the airline’s service to Barbados by adding a daily roundtrip flight between Fort Lauderdale International Airport (FLL) and Grantley Adams…

(Caribbean360) - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The United Nations (UN) is calling on political parties and their supporters carry out their voting activities peacefully when the first round of presidential elections, the second round of…

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Record-breaking Hurricane Patricia pushed rapidly inland over mountainous western Mexico early Saturday, weakening to tropical storm force while dumping torrential rains that authorities warned could cause…

(CARIBBEAN NEWS NOW) - CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) is this week holding a regional workshop on broadband Internet development, in partnership with the Caribbean Telecommunications Union…