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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Bridgetown, Barbados -- Inadequate or outdated data have hindered the fight against poverty in some Caribbean countries, including those of the Eastern Caribbean.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.…

Integrity tribunal to probe Trinidad MP

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Nearly two months after the appointment of a tribunal to investigate whether Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner has breached the Integrity in Public Life Act, its members were due to be sworn in on Tuesday by Trinidad…

Fidel Castro: Venezuela ready to confront US on sanctions

Havana, Cuba -- Cuba's Fidel Castro warned Tuesday that Venezuela was prepared to confront US "threats and impositions," and said Washington could no longer count on the Venezuelan military to do its bidding. Venezuela "will never allow a…

Shaw speaks in budget debate today

Kingston, Jamaica -- The annual budget debate resumes at Gordon House this afternoon, with Opposition spokesman on finance and planning, Audley Shaw, responding to last week's opening presentation by the minister, Dr Peter Phillips. Shaw…