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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…

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…