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Bahamas Gov’t continues to defend immigration policy

Nassau, Bahamas (CMC) -- The Bahamas government insists there is “a sophisticated criminal enterprise” behind an illegal migration scheme targeting the country and appealed to everyone including the media to help the authorities deal with…

Motorists urged to regularly service vehicles

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Jamaican motorists are being encouraged to regularly service their vehicles as part of efforts to ensure optimum performance and safety on the nation’s roads. Director, Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Ludlow…

Trinidad no-confidence motion to be debated Wednesday

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- A motion of no-confidence against Trinidad and Tobago opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley will be debated on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Housing Minister Roodal Moonilal said, “On Wednesday at…

Holness says Gov’t must tackle murders

Kingston, Jamaica -- Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness, says that the number and types of murders occurring show that Jamaica has a crisis on its hands. "We wake up each day to horror stories of gruesome murders," Holness said in…

Rare Caribbean coral species raised in lab

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- A rare and threatened Caribbean coral species has for the first time been successfully bred and raised in the lab. A study by the Curacao-based CARMABI Foundation has provided the first photos and…

US president to make state visit to Jamaica

Kingston, Jamaica -- Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has announced that US President Barack Obama will pay a state visit to Jamaica on April 9, 2015. Obama and Simpson Miller will hold bilateral discussions on a range of issues of…

CDB to help countries gather poverty data more effectively

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Inadequate or outdated data have hindered the fight against poverty in some Caribbean countries, including those of the Eastern Caribbean. The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), along with partners, will be working…

Mia Mottley blasts Barbados government policies

Bridgetown, Barbados CMC -- Opposition Leader Mia Mottley has disagreed with a position adopted by the government that the island has been able to reverse its downward economic slide and was now poised for growth in the coming years.…