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Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr Kevin Harvey, said Jamaica has come a far way in gaining improvements in sexual and reproductive health. He noted, for example, that total fertility rate has…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Barbados’ Finance Minister Chris Sinckler yesterday sent a strong message to the international community as the region continues a plea for debt relief: Don’t just “study the situation” of developing states in…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar stated on Tuesday night that no one in her People’s Partnership government was involved in any plot to kill opposition leader Keith Rowley. Speaking on…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley’s latest allegation against the Trinidad and Tobago government is completely false and designed to create panic, according to communication minister, Vasant Bharath, who dismissed…

St John’s, Antigua (CMC) -- A senior Antigua and Barbuda government official Tuesday denounced the strategy by the financially strapped regional airline, LIAT, to sell and lease back one of its new aircraft bought under a US$100 million…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- Caribbean regional nurses began a four-day meeting here amid praises that the region can boast of having one of the highest immunisation rates in the world. Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Assistant Secretary…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- The Barbados Government said Tuesday it is moving to curb the illegal entry of guns into the country and urged citizens to be part of the initiative. Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs Adriel…

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- The Dominica government says it will soon announce a new visa system for Haitians wanting to enter the island. Despite being a member of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping, Haitian nationals…

Georgetown, Guyana -- Government has announced pay hikes for public servants that will see those on the lower end of the salary scale getting the biggest increase, and added almost two dozen types of goods to the list of items that Guyanese…

Nassau, Bahamas -- The Bahamas opposition Free National Movement (FNM) leader Dr Hubert Minnis on Sunday called for Attorney General Allyson-Maynard-Gibson to step down over what he said is an “overt conflict of interest” regarding bankrupt…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- After enjoying months of blatantly biased coverage in its favour from two of Trinidad and Tobago’s major media groups in the run up to September 7 general elections, the opposition People’s National Movement (PNM)…

St John’s, Antigua (CMC) -- The financially strapped regional airline, LIAT, has described as strategic a decision to sell and lease back one of the five new aircraft bought under a US$100 million loan facility provided by the…

Castries, St Lucia -- Education statisticians across the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will attend an annual meeting in St Kitts and Nevis from August 11-14, 2015 to provide OECS statisticians with a forum to identify and…

Georgetown, Guyana -- Following local and regional media reports claiming that the president of Guyana, David Granger has changed his mind about meeting with and holding discussions concerning to the border controversy with Venezuelan…

St John’s, Antigua -- Prime Minister Gaston Browne has told the political leader of the opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) Harold Lovell to produce evidence of the governing Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party’s alleged involvement in a…