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Nassau, Bahamas -- The Bahamas should not be afraid of a potential influx of Cuban migrants and should consider adopting a more relaxed immigration policy as Cuba eases its diplomatic relations with the US, according to an internationally…

Georgetown, Guyana (GINA) -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett on Wednesday reported that Guyana has accepted 75 of the 143 recommendations made at the United Nations (UN) Universal Periodic Review meeting, which was…

Castries, St Lucia (GIS) -- Market competition within the information and communication technology (ICT) sector was discussed at the 60th meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority held on Wednesday. OECS…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Former national security minister Gary Griffith has submitted a report to police related to “irregular actions that may have been committed by others” in relation to the witness tampering…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is strengthening its efforts to target the Cuban market for export through its Caribbean and Latin American market development strategy. The agency officially started its…

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad -- The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), through the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) project, in collaboration with the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC), is embarking on a delay and…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- The ministry of health has disclosed that there has been a decline in the number of confirmed cases of chikungunya in Barbados in recent weeks. The levels of mosquito breeding have also fallen. In 2014, there…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says cancers are the second leading cause of death in the region and even as it acknowledged that nearly one half of cancers are preventable or…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Education Minister Ronald Thwaites today said that the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB) approved 90 per cent of its loan applications for the current academic year, and there was no need to grant preferential treatment based…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson on Monday defended the Bahamas government's handling of the investigation into Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) bribery allegations. Maynard-Gibson urged Bahamians to be…

St John’s, Antigua -- A cadre of public and private sector officials from Antigua and Barbuda are scheduled to benefit from training aimed at equipping them to speak on matters related to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Ministry of Health will employ 32 of the 41 students from the University of Technology’s present batch that is completing the Environmental Health Programme, for an internship period, which is in keeping with the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told the nation in a national address on Monday night that she has asked for and received the resignations of national security minister Gary Griffith…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Notwithstanding numerous delays in the process, Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie has indicated that the decision to award a controversial management contract as part of the planned reform of the state-owned Bahamas…

Castries, St Lucia -- The history of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will take a new turn on Wednesday when the French territory of Martinique signs on as an associate member, increasing the nine-member grouping to ten.…