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Marley Foundation donates $15m in equipment to hospitals

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Robert Marley Foundation has donated $15.4 million in equipment to the Bustamante Hospital for Children, the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, the St Ann’s Bay Hospital, and the Women’s Health Network. According to a…

Guyana’s new president takes office

Georgetown, Guyana -- Five days after national elections were held in Guyana, Brigadier David Granger of the APNU-AFC coalition was on Saturday sworn in as Guyana's eighth president after the Guyana Election Commission (GECOM) officially…

Barbados police watching abuse of social media

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Police in Barbados are investigating incidents of individuals’ reputations, as well as their professional and private lives, coming under attack via social media. Acting Commissioner of Police, Oral Williams, has…

Islamic group hacked Bahamas websites

Nassau, Bahamas -- The Bahamas ministry of tourism said on Friday that several government websites, including its own, were hacked on Wednesday morning by members of a Tunisian Islamist activist group called the Fallaga Team. In a…

Bahamas megaresort at impasse over opening

Nassau, Bahamas -- The Baha Mar megaresort in The Bahamas and its main contractor are facing an impasse, with the developer of the $3.5 billion project unable to get word on an opening date, and the contractor failing to commit to such a…

Opposition coalition wins in Guyana

Georgetown, Guyana -- Figures provided by chief elections officer Keith Lowenfield, during a press conference on Thursday, hosted at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) command centre, showed that A Partnership for National…

Drones to monitor Jamaican waters

Kingston, Jamaica -- Jamaica has moved closer to monitoring its territorial waters and fishing jurisdiction with the use of drones. A news release from the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry issued this afternoon said the ministry will…

IMF appoints new mission chief for Jamaica

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…

UWI sees change in the future of the Caribbean

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…