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Nassau, Bahamas -- Bahamas member of parliament Fred Mitchell broke into the popular Bob Marley hit “Redemption Song” in the House of Assembly on Wednesday as he defended himself against criticism from the opposition over his warning to…

St James, Jamaica (JIS) -- Small-scale farmers in Jamaica and across five other Caribbean countries are being empowered to play greater roles in the food security of the region, through the ‘Sustainable, profitable value chains and market…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Their school vacation was supposed to be fun but it ended in tragedy after 10-year-old Reuben Reed was shot dead while playing with three friends yesterday. He was shot in the chest by an…

St John’s, Antigua (CMC) -- The Antigua and Barbuda says it is moving towards joining the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), as the island’s final court. Cabinet has accepted a recommendation from Attorney General and…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- The number of Barbadians employed during the first three months of this year totalled 127,900 according to the latest figures released by the Barbados Statistical Service (BSS). It said that the unemployment…

Nassau, Bahamas -- The head of environmental group Save The Bays (STB) Vanessa Haley-Benjamin has accused government of displaying poor judgment and giving false hope to residents by releasing incomplete findings on the health risks…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- A former minister who now leads the regional chapter of the Global Organisation of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) is calling on Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to step aside as the twin-island…

Georgetown, Guyana -- Dismissing media reports of 100 per cent salary hikes for top government officials as “amusing and ludicrous”, Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman has sought to clear the air on the issue, saying not only ministers…

Roseau, Dominica -- Dominica is nearing the end of negotiations with French investors to start building the islands much talked about geothermal plant. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit made the disclosure as he indicated that production…

Georgetown, Guyana -- Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has confirmed media reports that ministers and other top level government officials will be getting bigger pay checks, saying they need to be paid “respectable salaries” to reduce the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Senator Vasant Bharath, minister of trade, industry, investment and communications and minister in the ministry of finance and the economy in Trinidad and Tobago has called for greater economic empowerment to…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Bahamas Immigration and Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell had one message for Baha Mar megaresort CEO Sarkis Izmirlian on Monday: “If you can’t hear, you will feel.” Speaking at the Emancipation Day service in his…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade says it’s not to blame for the continued detention of a Jamaican man in Qatar almost a month after being pardoned. In fact, the ministry said, the travel document Paul…

Castries, St Lucia (CMC) -- Caribbean artistes are being encouraged to use their talents to galvanise support for the region as the world prepares to sign a new climate accord in Paris later this year. The call came from Dr Didacus Jules,…

St George’s, Grenada -- The ministry of finance and energy was on Thursday due to present the findings from the geology, geophysics and geochemistry surveys (3Gs surveys) that were undertaken in Grenada earlier this year with the assistance…