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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…

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- The Dominica Electricity Services Company Limited (DOMLEC) says it has suffered damages in excess of $6 million (One EC Dollar =US$0.37 cents) as a result of the passage of Tropical Storm Erika late last month.…

Salinas, Dominican Republic -- Back in the 1970s, Cornell University endocrinologist Dr Julianne Imperato travelled to the Dominican Republic after hearing strange stories about girls turning into boys. As if to prove that fact can be…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The UWI Seismic Research Centre recorded a small earthquake off Barbados yesterday evening. The 3.9 magnitude tremor occurred at a depth of about 85 km around 6:34 p.m. Its epicentre of the quake was 131 km…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie, the newly elected member of parliament for Caroni Central in Trinidad, has formally withdrawn his candidacy as Trinidad and Tobago’s nominee for the post of Commonwealth secretary general.…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Barbados’ Commerce Minister Donville Inniss has given the United States a tongue lashing for continuing to support Puerto Rican and US Virgin Islands rum producers with a “cover-over” tax at the expense of Caribbean…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- The United National Congress (UNC), ousted from government in the September 7 general election in Trinidad and Tobago, was on Friday granted leave to file election petitions to challenge the validity of the…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The Barbados-based CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) has a new chief executive officer (CEO), who will lead that organisation through its Second Funding Cycle, 2015-2020. He is Rodinald Soomer, an economist, who was…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- The persistent problem of crime against visiting yachts in Canouan, St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), and the apparent failure on the part of local authorities to address the situation, has been taken up by local…

Castries, St Lucia (GIS) -- Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Affairs, Planning and Social Security, Dr Kenny Anthony, has said that the island’s economy is on the rebound. At a recent press conference,…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Jamaican police officers are heading to Haiti to help clamp down on the drugs for guns trade between the two countries. Police Commissioner Dr Carl Williams disclosed the move to strengthen collaboration between law…

St George’s, Grenada (GIS) -- Grenada and 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 tourism was also among…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite has sought to set the record straight on the issue of the outstanding legal fees totalling over US$1 million to the attorneys for Jamaican plaintiff Shanique Myrie…