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Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Former St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Sir James Mitchell urged Trinidad and Tobago to think seriously about replacing the London-based Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The CHASE Fund has signed construction and renovation contracts amounting to J$103 million to build and upgrade five basic and infant schools in the parishes of Hanover, Westmoreland, St Elizabeth, Manchester, and…

Georgetown, Guyana -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is moving forward from the recent CARICOM-US summit with seed funding for a sustainable energy programme, a commitment to help fast-track ICT development, and continued support for…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- The Barbados economy has begun to turn around, says the island’s minister of finance, Christopher Sinckler. He made the disclosure last evening, as he delivered the feature address at the official opening of…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Cases of chikungunya disease in Barbados continue to decline, with 57 suspected cases reported for the first 12 weeks of this year. In its latest update released on Wednesday, the ministry of health further…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn has advised against criminal proceedings against disgraced former Mayor of Lucea, Shernette Haughton. Llewellyn, in a lengthy press release yesterday, said that…

Castries, St Lucia, CMC -- The police are searching for a Jamaican man in connection with the latest homicide here – the sixth since the start of the month. The police report that the body of Marvin Anthony Augustine, 18, was found at…

Kingstown, St. Vincent, CMC -- Taiwan is providing support to St. Vincent and the Grenadines government in the efforts to boost small ruminant production through a project that will result in animals being impregnated within a week. The…

Georgetown, Guyana, CMC -- Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran has apologized to an anti-government rights activist acknowledging that he had used “harsh words’ to her after being provoked into anger. Media reports had earlier indicated…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Amid a growing firestorm over the Bahamas government’s decision to wait more than a year before releasing a report on a Rubis gasoline spill that occurred more than two years ago, local MP Jerome Fitzgerald said on Monday…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- The new international airport currently under construction at Argyle in St Vincent and the Grenadines is expected to play a critical role in enhancing the viability of the local fishing industry. Minister of…

St John’s, Antigua -- High level discussions concerning energy and tourism were held on Tuesday in Antigua between Asot Michael, minister of tourism, economic development, investment and energy and Ambassador Ken Shimanouchi, special envoy…

Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe -- A 29-member delegation from Antigua and Barbuda, led by Chet Greene, minister of trade, commerce, industry, sport, culture, consumer affairs and national festivals, arrived in Guadeloupe on Sunday. The visit to…

Castries, St Lucia -- The Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB) said it fully supports the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, in his remarks to the meeting of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government and US…

Kingstown, St. Vincent, CMC -- A second student has consumed a poisonous substance less than two weeks after a 13-year-old student died from a similar incident. Health officials at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) were battling to…