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Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Barbados says the annual rate of HIV infection cases is on the decline. Health Minister John Boyce, who did not give figures, says this is due to the expanded use of anti-retroviral therapy in the HIV…

Brades, Montserrat -- The British overseas territories of Montserrat and the British Virgin Islands have both mobilised support for Dominica following the passage of Tropical Storm Erika. The government of Montserrat, with UK Department…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CDEMA) -- The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has ramped up the mobilisation of response teams following the declaration of the special disaster areas by the government of Dominica. As of Monday…

St John’s, Antigua (CMC) -- Education Minister Michael Browne says students from Dominica who were in Antigua and Barbuda during the passage of Tropical Storm Erika, will be permitted to attend schools here but with certain specifications.…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Ministry of Health is embarking on a major $250 million project to repair residential facilities for medical staff across the island as well as patient and staff bathrooms at hospitals and health centres. Minister…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- On Monday, the government of St Kitts and Nevis signed the agreement with the government of the United States to implement the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Enacted by the US Congress in 2010, FATCA…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Days after ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded The Bahamas’ credit rating, another agency slashed the country’s economic growth estimate from 2.2 percent to 1.7 percent and urged the government to…

Roseau, Dominica (AFP) -- Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is pleading with world leaders to come to the rescue of his Caribbean island nation after it was battered by a tropical storm that killed at least 31 people. Another two…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Opposition Spokesman on Finance and Planning Audley Shaw, on Sunday said that the celebrated wage settlement for public sector workers is an insult to hard working workers who are now being given a minimum increase of…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) on Tuesday accused the ruling United National Congress (UNC) led coalition people’s Partnership of engaging in criminal activities leading up to the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran and Labour Minister Errol McLeod will receive the country’s highest award, the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, as the twin-island republic marks its 53rd…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Former Prime Minister Edward Seaga says he will resign as chairman of the Professional Football Association of Jamaica (PFAJ), effective Tuesday, September 1. Seaga made the announcement Monday morning at the launch of…

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (BGIS) -- Barbados is currently exploring the possibility of creating a cultural agreement with Haiti. This was disclosed by minister of culture, Stephen Lashley, following a meeting with Haitian counterpart, Dithny…

Roseau, Dominica -- Twenty people have been confirmed dead in Dominica, following the passage of Tropical Storm Erika, but that number could increase as more than two dozen are still missing. And Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the…

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has declared several areas ‘special disaster areas’ following the passage of Tropical Storm Erika. Skerrit who made the declaration late Saturday, said this was necessary due to…