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Georgetown, Guyana -- As Guyana seeks to bring a legal end to the 50-year-old Venezuelan territorial threat to Guyana, President David Granger met with the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and president of Venezuela, Nicolás…

St. George’s, Grenada -- Grenada and the People’s Republic of China are pressing ahead with plans to formalize an air services agreement. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell made the announcement following his return from China, saying…

Georgetown, Guyana -- The Guyana Government says Venezuela’s claims on disputed territory is hurting the CARICOM nation’s economy. President David Granger told reporters in New York, where he is attending the United Nations General…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Details of funds and activities that would impact small island developing states (SIDS) within the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will come before the agency's executive…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Governor-General, Patrick Allen, has encouraged Jamaicans to sponsor needy children through the Hands across Jamaica for Righteousness Programme’s Sponsor a Child Initiative. The project aims to identify and…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The Canadian-Government funded Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) Project is hosting a training and competency development workshop on oil and gas in the Caribbean. The three-day session,…

Georgetown, Guyana -- The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) in collaboration with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will be hosting a workshop on the ‘Integrated Disease Management of black Sigatoka…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Minister of Education Ronald Thwaites says adequate furniture will be in place at Clan Carthy High School in Kingston next Monday to facilitate the full attendance of students. A media report last evening said some 600…

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (AFP) -- Former FIFA official Jack Warner will face an extradition hearing in December after authorities in Trinidad and Tobago quashed attempts to have the case against him tossed out, officials said…

Georgetown, Guyana -- Guyana's President David Granger said on Tuesday that Venezuela had launched an "extraordinary military deployment" in the border area between the two countries. "We have noticed during the month of September an…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- “The time is ripe for the Caribbean to capitalise on the health and wellness industry.” This was one of the comments from Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) executive director, Pamela…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie said the chairman of China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) has assured him that bankrupt multibillion dollar resort Baha Mar will be completed and opened early.…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Jamaican Embassy in Venezuela is seeking to strengthen business ties between the island and the South American country. Ambassador to Venezuela, Sharon Webber, said that Trade and Tourism are significant…

Kingston, Jamaica -- British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to visit Jamaica next week. His imminent visit to the island was confirmed by a Government source a short while ago. In May, Cameron won the first Conservative majority…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- President David Granger Tuesday said that Venezuela is building up troops near the border with Guyana as the two countries continue to spar publicly about their centuries old border dispute. “It is very…