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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…

Georgetown, Guyana -- In responding to speculation over the government’s link to the jet operated by Exec Jet Club LLC that was seized by Puerto Rican officials last month, minister of public works Robeson Benn said that all of the charter…

Quito, Ecuador -- Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar will remain at home due to political turmoil after he suspended the national assembly last month to avoid a vote on a motion of no confidence brought by the combined opposition parties, as…

Nassau, Bahamas (CMC) -- The Grand Bahama Human Rights Association (GBHRA) says it intends to challenge legally, new legislation calling on non-nationals living here to show evidence that they have permission to live or work in the country.…

Castries, St Lucia (CMC) -- Telecommunications ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will meet in St Lucia on Thursday to discuss ramifications of the planned merger of the British telecommunications company,…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Seven-week-old Ackeem Karram of Retreat, St Mary who was reported stolen on Monday, November 24, was found and reunited with his mother yesterday Tuesday, December 2. Information received is that the baby was handed…

Washington, USA -- The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, and the permanent representative of Dominica to the hemispheric Organization, Ambassador Hubert Charles, on Tuesday signed an…

New York, USA -- JetBlue Airways has launched twice-weekly flights to its latest Caribbean destination, Curacao. The airline now offers up to 121 daily flights from the US to the Caribbean, of which up to 56 daily flights are nonstop from…

ST ANN, Jamaica – A suspect has been taken into police custody for the stabbing death of a 17-year-old girl who was found at the intersection of Bravo and Harbour streets in the St Ann’s Bay early this morning. The individual now in…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) – Energy economist Gregory McGuire says the Trinidad and Tobago economy is facing a double jeopardy. This, he said, is precipitated by the fall in oil prices from US$110 a barrel in June to US$65…

Paramaribo, Suriname (CMC) -- Suriname police have arrested a farmer on human trafficking charges, after several Guyanese nationals claimed they were forced to work for free on his farm. Police said that the farmer, Dipak J will also faces…

Key West, USA -- The crew of British navy frigate HMS Argyll offloaded 840 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated wholesale value of $27.9 million at Coast Guard Sector Key West, Florida, on Saturday, and an additional 216 kilograms of…

Caracas, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced plans on Friday to cut public spending as the price of oil continued to fall after the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided on Thursday not to cut…

St John’s, Antigua -- On Friday, the Antigua and Barbuda government signed a memorandum of agreement for an investment project valued at over US $250 million with international film star Robert De Niro, who was also appointed a special…