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Bermuda government responds to union protest

Hamilton, Bermuda -- Premier Michael Dunkley and members of his Cabinet held a press conference on Tuesday afternoon to respond to the mass public protest rallies on Monday and Tuesday organised by the Bermuda Trade Union Congress (BTUC).…

Montserrat premier presses for more UK aid

Brades, Montserrat (GIU) -- Talks are continuing this week between the government of Montserrat and officials of the UK Department for International Development (DfID) on Montserrat's 2015-2016 Recurrent Budget and related issues. The…

Trinidad journalist was murdered, autopsy reveals

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Well known Trinidad and Tobago journalist Marcia Henville was murdered, according to an autopsy report that points to a premeditated killing. The journalist’s head was bludgeoned, her throat was slit, causing her…

UWI lecturers in Trinidad to upload students’ grades

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The West Indies Group of University Teachers (WIGUT) is advising lecturers at the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) to upload the marks of students who sat examinations late last…

French Guiana seeks associate membership of CARICOM

Georgetown, Guyana -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque met on Thursday with a team from French Guiana led by the president of the Regional Council Rodolphe Alexandre, as the French territories in the Caribbean…

Thousands of Bermuda government workers hold mass meeting

Hamilton, Bermuda -- Nearly 4,000 government workers in Bermuda held a mass meeting on Monday morning to vote on the government’s proposal to demand further pay cuts from civil servants. However, a meeting with government representatives…

Cuba strengthening support to CARICOM

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is slated to benefit from increased support from Cuba in the areas of health, education, disaster response, and support for the disabled. Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Bernardo…

Bahamas police officers arrested on child pornography charges

Nassau, Bahamas -- A police officer was on Friday charged in The Bahamas with one count of child pornography in relation to a sex tape scandal and a second officer was arrested in the same matter. Edmund Lewis Jr. appeared before Chief…

Health partnership to benefit St Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown, St Vincent -- The lifestyles of the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines and the other OECS member states are expected to come under the microscope through a proposed health and human performance programme from the…