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Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- A survey has found there has been “a clear increase” in marijuana use among school children but that more than of the secondary students have not used illegal drugs or smoked cigarettes. The survey showed that…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Prime ministers from across the region will be taking several critical decisions on the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), as well as a single position on several international…

Castries, St. Lucia -- The main opposition party is demanding answers surrounding “the mysteries” surrounding the opening of an embassy in Taiwan last week. St. Lucia’s embassy in Taiwan, the Caribbean country’s first in Asia, was opened…

Nassau, The Bahamas -- The Bahamas government has taken what it described as a “significant stride” in strengthening tourism, signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China that establishes a framework for passenger air service…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner used US$10 million from football’s governing body to pay credit card debt, give himself personal loans, and also laundered some of the money, according to a BBC…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The policeman who was arrested for possession of ganja along the Palisadoes main road on Sunday has been formally charged. Constable Robert Roach, 43, who is assigned to the Kingston Central Division, was yesterday…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- In an attempt to settle the border dispute with Venezuela, the government of Guyana plans to ask the United Nations to intervene in the matter. Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge in a statement to the National…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- In yet more revelations in the massive FIFA corruption scandal, Trinidad member of parliament and former FIFA vice president, Jack Warner, is facing new allegations that he diverted US$750,000 in emergency funds…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Government has changed the name and mandate of the Rural Electrification Programme (REP), to the National Energy Solution Company Limited (NESCL), with an expanded role to achieve energy efficiency. Making…

Hamilton, Bermuda -- An armed robbery that occurred at Butterfield Bank in the Old Town of St George's, Bermuda, just after noon on Tuesday was caught on security CCTV footage, which somehow found its way into the public domain. While the…

Nassau, Bahamas -- A top US official has urged regional governments to adopt greater transparency measures and to bolster “political will” to stem the tide of transnational bribery between government institutions and international companies…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- A Diversification Unit is to be established in the ministry of agriculture in St Vincent and the Grenadines to carry forward plans to diversify the local agricultural sector, minister of agriculture, Saboto Caesar,…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago’s minister of justice, Prakash Ramadhar, has urged member of parliament and former FIFA vice president Jack Warner to go the United States to face trial in connection with his indictment on…

Nassau, Bahamas -- For the second year in a row, the US Embassy in Nassau said it continues to receive reports from US companies alleging that there is a lack of “transparency and undue political influence with government bidding and…

Georgetown, Guyana -- The government of Guyana has denounced a decree by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro purporting to annex maritime areas belonging to Guyana under the relevant rules of international law. According to Guyana’s…