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Port of Spain, Trinidad -- The Police Service on Wednesday reported the arrest of three Jamaican nationals, suspected of working in Trinidad and Tobago without work permits. The following is the statement from the TTPS: Between the hours…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Minister of Justice, Senator Mark Golding on Wednesday said that a Cannabis Licensing Authority is to be established to regulate the proposed hemp and medicinal ganja industry in Jamaica. This is one of the provisions…

Georgetown, Guyana -- Guyana and Suriname, both members of Caribbean Community (CARICOM), will go to the polls in May. Suriname’s President Desi Bouterse completed a successful term in office and will run again for another term. However,…

Roseau, Dominica -- Minister of Agriculture Johnson Drigo has found a possible solution to the severe blow of the black sigatoka disease, which was first detected in Dominica in 2012. Drigo indicated that 20,000 banana plants imported from…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Our 2014 predictions and awareness mission covered attack vectors across websites, data, email, and networks due a rise in malware infestations as well as a rise in persons being victims of cybercrime across the…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Effective February 1, applicable Customs Administration Fee (CAF) associated with intermediate goods will be similar to that of raw materials, Commissioner of Customs Major Richard Reese told OBSERVER ONLINE Tuesday…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Students of the University of the West Indies this morning locked down the St Augustine Campus. About 4:00 am students formed human chains at the north and south entrances, promising not to let…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- President Donald Ramotar Tuesday announced May 11 as the date for general and regional elections here, less than five years after his ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) won the polls in November 2011. In a…

St John’s, Antigua -- The seventh edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 is looking like a real cracker and proving irresistible to a variety of yacht racing teams from all over the world. An international fleet of over 50 yachts has now entered…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- In its continuing quest to train personnel and boost the profile of statistics in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the CARICOM Secretariat will host a training workshop on merchandise trade statistics in…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Safety inspectors from the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority (TTCAA) are due to hold discussions with Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Control (ATC) officials on Tuesday following the…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Holmwood Technical High School, in Christiana, Manchester, is to get an additional sports field at a cost of $10 million. Minister with responsibility for sport Natalie Neita Headley made the disclosure during a visit…

Bridgetown, Barbados CMC -- The Barbados government has announced a temporary ban on poultry from British Columbia “with immediate effect” following the confirmation of outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N8 in poultry…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Police are searching for a man in a wheelchair who shot and killed his 19-year-old girlfriend over the weekend. Police said Salma Chadee was shot at her home on Saturday night while in the company of…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Students of the University of the West Indies (UWI) St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago campus are expected to stage a protest at 10:00 am today over their grades being withheld in an ongoing wage dispute between…