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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…

St George’s, Grenada (GIS) -- Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has refuted allegations of professional victimization against public officer Rachael Roberts. The concerns were raised by the newly elected executive of the Trade…

St John’s, Antigua -- The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda, at its meeting held on Wednesday, expressed its gratitude to the commercial banks that remained open during Monday’s and Tuesday’s industrial action, staged by an opposition…

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…

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…

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…

(Barbados) -- St. Kitts and Nevis will host the 45th meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank on May 20 and 21 at the Marriott Resort in Basseterre. The Opening Ceremony will be at 10am on Wednesday, May 20. CDB…

St George’s, Grenada (CRFM) -- Fisheries ministers from member states of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) are expected to sign off on the declaration on spiny lobster by way of a resolution, when they convene the ninth…

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…