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Nassau, Bahamas (CMC) -- Newly appointed Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chairman, Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie, will address the two day meeting of the China/Community of Latin American and Caribbean countries (China/CELAC) in…

Havana, Cuba (AP) -- US exports to Cuba hit one of their lowest points in a decade last year, a demonstration of the longstanding barriers to trade that will hamper President Barack Obama's recent move to expand ties, new figures showed…

Kingston, Jamaica -- England’s netball team touched down via Virgin Atlantic airline on Sunday at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay for their 3-test series against Jamaica's Sunshine Girls. England, who lost to Jamaica at…

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (HCNN) -- The Haitian department of public health and population has issued a formal denial of rumours appearing in some social networks to the effect that a first case of Ebola has been detected in Haiti, specifically…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- In response to what has been described as a “bloody start to the new year”, Minister of National Security Gary Griffith said on Friday he joined the Trinidad and Tobago community in condemning those responsible…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Trinidad and Tobago Publishers and Broadcasters Association (TTPBA) has condemned the decision by the coalition People’s Partnership government to pay TT$15,000 (One TT dollar = US$0.37 cents) in per…

Castries, St Lucia (CMC) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 rattled St Lucia and was also felt in the neighbouring islands of St Vincent and the Grenadines early Wednesday morning, the Trinidad-based Seismic unit of the University of…

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…