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Nassau, Bahamas -- Prime Minister Perry Christie said he will be judged by how his administration deals with crime when The Bahamas heads into the next general election. Christie, who spoke to reporters last week, predicted that the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, announced on Friday that her government will again be seeking to reintroduce the “hanging bill” next year, even though it was defeated in Parliament four…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Following talks with Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell, petroleum marketing companies licensed to operate in Jamaica have given assurance that they intend to pass on the full reduction of the weekly refinery billing…

St John’s, Antigua -- Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, has welcomed the historic decision announced on Wednesday by US President Barack Obama to ease restrictions on the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Minister of national security, Senator Gary Griffith, has stated that there is no evidence that there is illegal wiretapping by Trinidad and Tobago’s Strategic Services Agency (SSA). He also noted that should it…

Nassau, Bahamas -- Prime Minister Perry Christie said on Wednesday the announcement that the United States will restore full diplomatic relations with Cuba “ought to be a very serious concern” for The Bahamas’ tourism product. Christie…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua & Barbuda has welcomed the restoration of full diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba. Browne,…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Meteorological (Met) Service has downgraded the Flash Flood Warning to a Flash Flood Watch for low-lying and flood-prone areas of all northern parishes, namely Portland, St Mary and St Ann effective until 5:00 pm…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Pensioners will continue to see Christmas in January with a $5,000 pension cheque. For the public at large, there will be a 20 per cent discount on rice, sugar, flour and oil for the Christmas…

St Catherine, Jamaica -- A woman accused of stealing electricity was fined $50,000 after pleading guilty Tuesday to a charge of abstracting electricity when she appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate’s Court. Donna Francis will…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Legislation to curb corruption in this country was finally passed yesterday in the Senate. However, the procurement legis­­lation will take around six months before it is proclaimed by President Antho­ny Carmona…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- Any rumour of an Ebola case in Barbados is untrue, the ministry of health stated in response to persistent rumours of a suspected case of Ebola at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. According to chief medical…

St George's, Grenada (GIS) -- Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell says a new chapter in hemispheric integration has begun with the final two independent Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) countries becoming full members…

Castries, St Lucia -- Saint Lucia’s ministry of sustainable development, energy, science and technology last week hosted a delegation of technical experts from the World Bank, the United Kingdom Department for International Development…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) says it is implementing a raft of measures to address the issue of cyber-security, following an attack on more than 10 government websites three weeks ago. “Upon becoming aware of the…