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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 17-year-old accused of robbing $3,000 at a ninth-night function was sentenced to two years probation when he reappeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate’s court on Wednesday. The teenager, who has been in…

St Catherine, Jamaica -- A businessman, accused of selling illegal cooking gas, was slapped with a $600,000 fine when he appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. Donovan Bartley was fined after pleaded guilty to…

Roseau, Dominica -- The ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP) won a fourth consecutive term in office in Monday's general elections, with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit winning his third elected term. Skerrit's DLP won 15 seats, with the…

Castries, St Lucia -- Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) telecommunications ministers have taken a decision to prevent the return to a telecommunications monopoly following a proposed merger between Cable and Wireless…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Nigerian rebels who were involved in military attacks against the Nigerian government spent a year in Trinidad and Tobago as tourism students. This occurred even though the head of the Special Branch had raised a…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Gold medallist and joint world record holder for the short course 100m breaststroke, Alia Atkinson says she hopes her victory on Saturday last in Doha, Dubai will assist in breaking the stereotype associated with…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- A Caribbean Airlines (CAL) plane was chartered at a cost of $2.6 million (US$409,000) to deport illegal immigrants back to Ghana on Sunday following a marathon 12 hours of hearings before the high court and court…

Georgetown, Guyana (GINA) -- Guyana will vote in general and regional elections to elect a new government in early 2015, according to President Donald Ramotar. Speaking to the local media on Saturday, the president said this will be his…

Georgetown, Guyana (AFP) -- Caribbean leaders urged the United States to lift its 54-year-old "senseless" embargo against Communist-ruled Cuba on Sunday as they convened in Havana for a regional summit. The summit -- bringing together the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Trinidad and Tobago Government has defended its decision to spend TT$2.6 million (One TT dollar = US$0.16 cents) to charter a plane to deport 15 illegal Ghana nationals saying that it was difficult to…

Roseau, Dominica, (CMC) -- Dominicans are voting in a general election for a new Government with the incumbent Dominica Labour Party (DLP) facing a strong challenge to maintain its 14 year hold on power. The main opposition United Workers…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The police say that they are following strong leads in a case where four girls were reportedly abducted along the Spanish Town Road in Kingston on Friday. Reports are that about 6:00 pm the girls were travelling in a…

Caracas, Venezuela -- Shipments of cut-rate oil from Venezuela to Caribbean and Central American countries under the PetroCaribe programme were cut by about 20% through October compared with the same period last year, ClipperData, a New…

Kingstown, St Vincent (CMC) -- The St Vincent and the Grenadines government says it will give a tax break to any firm or individual employer who pays their workers an end-of-year bonuses of EC$250 (One EC Dollar=US$0.37 cents) or more.…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) welcomed Wednesday’s announcement by the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, of further changes to the air passenger duty (APD) from next May. The chancellor…