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Bridgetown, Barbados -- An Antiguan woman, Ray Huggins, has been appointed manager of a new international Complaints Forum for the adult industry, launched by Global Adult Industry Association (GAIA). GAIA is a worldwide association that…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Pressure mounted Sunday on Opposition Leader Andrew Holness to resign when senior Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) parliamentarian Delroy Chuck requested an urgent meeting of the party’s MPs to discuss last Friday’s…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The turmoil at the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) has taken another turn. OBSERVER ONLINE understands that a no-confidence motion is to be made against local cricket boss Wilford 'Billy' Heaven at the JCA's annual…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, on Thursday announced the establishment of a joint team, at the request of the chief secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA), to examine…

Castries, St Lucia (GIS) -- Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) director general, Dr Didacus Jules, recently expressed the hope that Martinique can be utilized as a tertiary health facility for the OECS. This, following…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Access to regional legal information online is becoming a reality with funding from the government of Canada, through the Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean Project (IMPACT Justice). The funding is a boost…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Just 48 hours after Garvin Nicholas was appointed as the country’s new attorney general, a matter involving him has been referred to the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT) for investigation. The issue…

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…