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Kingston, Jamaica -- On Tuesday afternoon, the Lower House of the Jamaican Parliament secured the favourable majority vote required to have that country access the Caribbean Court of Justice’s (CCJ) appellate jurisdiction. The three bills…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed one of its top advisors, Dr Uma Ramakrishnan, as its new Mission Chief for Jamaica. Dr Ramakrishnan, who served in a similar capacity in El Salvador, prior to her…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- Former United States President Jimmy Carter Wednesday night urged Guyana's election commission (GECOM) to release the results of Monday’s regional and general elections and called on political leaders to act…

St Augustine, Trinidad -- UWI academics from across the Caribbean comprised over 65 regional and international thought leaders, who for three days engaged in vigorous debate and discussion on challenges and solutions for the Caribbean…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Forty-six years after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, and Buzz Aldrin shared the first photograph from the Moon to Earth, astronaut Scott Kelly is documenting his year in space with photos on Twitter.…

St John’s, Antigua -- Prevailing seasonal high winds continue to affect some LIAT flights, particularly in Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines. The current conditions are likely to continue through until mid-June. Customers…

Kingston, Jamaica -- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Jamaica during May 4–12, 2015, to conduct discussions on the eighth review of Jamaica’s IMF-supported program under the extended fund facility (EFF). At the…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- The two main political parties here Tuesday appealed for calm following a night of unrest in the Sophia community in South Georgetown as Guyana await the official results of Monday’s general election. Both the…

St James, Jamaica (JIS) -- Education Minister, Rev Ronald Thwaites, says the Government continues to increase its investment in early childhood education, with the allocation to the sector increasing to 14 per cent this fiscal year. The…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Monday emphasised that she has a duty to clear her government’s name with regard to fabricated emails that opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley presented…

Freeport, Bahamas -- The Bahamas-based international motivational television show Dare To Be Great recently went on the road to Freeport, Grand Bahama, where host Spence Finlayson interviewed top Bahamian cardiologist Dr. Winston Forbes.…

Castries, St Lucia (CMC) -- Aviation authorities here are awaiting further reports on the status of a small aircraft that crashed in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday afternoon. They say the aircraft that left St Lucia, went down…

Georgetown, Guyana -- Voters in Guyana go to the polls on Monday in what some are terming an “historic election” since that country’s independence from Great Britain in 1966. This election is unique because a combined opposition of blacks,…

St John’s, Antigua -- The government of Antigua and Barbuda said it has been reliably informed that the Antigua and Barbuda Workers Union (ABWU) is encouraging staff members of commercial banks in Antigua to carry out industrial action on…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Bahamas Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson on Friday announced that no one will face criminal charges over Agriculture Minister Alfred Gray’s alleged interference in a judicial matter due to what she called the…