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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…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The vice president of the Industrial Court, Ramchand Lutchmedial, will re-appear in court on January 12 next year after he was released on TT$5,000 after pleading not guilty to a charge of failing to submit…

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- The Dominica Teachers Association (DAT) has rejected the five per cent wage increase offered by the Roosevelt Skerrit administration. During the campaign for the December 8 general elections, Prime Minister…

Paris, France (AFP) -- Former Arsenal and French striker Thierry Henry announced Tuesday he was retiring from football after a glittering two decades long career and will become a TV analyst for Sky Sports in England. "After 20 years in…

NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The new immigration policy of the Bahamas government will come under scrutiny this week as Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell addresses the Organisation of American States (OAS), a government statement has said.…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) says it will now charge passengers for a second checked-in bag despite the “growing industry trend of airlines moving to charge passengers for all checked bags”. In a…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found an “unusual pattern” in this year’s urban employment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, which continued to fall despite warning signs…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Minister of Health Dr Fenton Ferguson says that the ministry will be more stringent in its monitoring of funeral homes to ensure compliance with operating and safety standards. Guidelines for the Operation of Funeral…

St John's, Antigua -- In a letter to fellow heads of government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has withdrawn his country's nominee for the post of Commonwealth…