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Kingston, Jamaica -- The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Operations Branch on Tuesday, December 30 handed over an ambulance and other equipment to the Jamaica Police Convalescent Centre (JPCC), located in Black River, St Elizabeth. The…

Paramaribo, Suriname (CMC) -- The Police Naval Unit says it has rescued four fishermen who spent almost 12 hours floating in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday. The police said they had been informed that the fishing boat, Natasha, had…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Arts and Multiculturalism Minister Dr Lincoln Douglas has dismissed reports of occult symbols within the new TT$50 bill now in circulation. Douglas told the Trinidad Guardian newspaper that the currency,…

Nassau, Bahamas (CMC) -- Bahamian authorities have described as a “false and malicious construction of events,” a photo showing a number of migrants being herded into a cage like "cattle". The Department of Immigration said it had taken…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) says the search and rescue mission for two people on board a Cessna Britten Norman Islander resumes on Monday after a six hour search on Sunday proved fruitless. The…

Kingstown, St Vincent (CMC) -- Health officials are investigating the deaths of two people to determine whether they were as a consequence of the mosquito-borne illness Chikungunya, which causes fever and severe joint pain, muscle pain,…

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- An executive member of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB), Patrick Rampersad, has blasted the appointment of 23-year old fast bowler Jason Holder as the new captain of the West Indies one-day side.…

Kingston, Jamaica -- All indications are that the lights at the National Stadium will be good enough to host matches in the CONCACAF Under-20 tournament, scheduled to start January 9, 2015. That is according to Jamaica Football Federation…

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (HCNN) -- Haitian President Michel Martelly has appointed Florence Duperval Guillaume as prime minister to replace Laurent Lamothe, who resigned over a week ago, in a move to help solve a political crisis threatening…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- In a statement issued on Monday, Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart responded to last week’s long-term sovereign credit ratings downgrade by Standard & Poor's (S&P) Ratings Services to 'B' from 'BB-'.…

Castries, St Lucia -- The former director general of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr Len Ishmael, says the Caribbean will never achieve the status of economic resilience as long as the international community insists…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Finance and Planning Minister, Dr Peter Phillips, has cited the need for a “new agenda” of support for Jamaica and other Caribbean states by key international stakeholders. This, he said, to effectively address…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) for Tobago, Peter Reyes said on Sunday he did not know how to switch off his cellular phone, which caused him to run afoul of flight regulations on a flight from Trinidad to…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says it is in the process of applying the Early Payment Incentive (EPI) of $250 to the accounts of 60,000 customers, as this was not applied during the normal processing of bill…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Trinidad and Tobago Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams said he has ordered a probe into reports that a senior police officer was removed on a flight to Tobago after he failed to follow orders to…