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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Entertainer Ninja Man, his son and two other men are to be tried for murder in the Home Circuit Court today. The artiste, whose real name is Desmond Ballentyne, and son Janiel Ballentyne are to be tried along with…

ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) – The opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) has launched a petition geared towards reversing the award of National Hero recently conferred on former Prime Minister Lester Bird. In a release on Sunday, the UPP…

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- Dominica’s main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) is predicting a 15-seat victory in the December 8 general elections. UWP leader Lennox Linton has brushed aside a poll conducted by the Barbados-based…

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA) is knocking Government’s announcement that the Sugar Industry Authority (SIA) is to be the sole importer of refined sugar, without making consultations with stakeholders, the…

Hamilton, Bermuda (CMC) -- The ruling One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) government has lived up to an election pledge and handed out more than US$200,000 in criminal proceeds seized by police to five social and sporting organisations. “Today, we…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Barbados says it seeking to hold talks with Colombia on a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA). Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development Minister Donville Inniss, said…

Kingston, Jamaica -- A woman, charged in the stabbing death of her spouse, was offered $300,000 bail when she appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court Wednesday. Attorney David Clarke told the court during a bail…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Government has considered introducing genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes to Trinidad and Tobago to fight the deadly dengue and chikungunya viruses and if the price is right, it is a possibility, according to…

Roseau, Dominica -- In an address to the nation on Wednesday afternoon, prime minister of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit announced that Election Day in Dominica will be December 8, 2014. “...with full confidence in the capacity of voters to…

Georgetown, Guyana -- President Donald Ramotar stated on Tuesday that, if the opposition proceeds with its no-confidence motion, he will respond by exercising his constitutional options to “either prorogue or dissolve Parliament, paving the…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Permanent Secretary in the Health Ministry, Dr Kevin Harvey, assured residents of communities in the surrounding areas of the National Chest Hospital that they will not be affected by the hospital’s operations as an…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders will have “more structured discussions” on a regional response to international terrorism when they meet in Cuba later this year, Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister…

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (AP) -- The Dominican Republic, on Tuesday, withdrew as a member of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, leading rights activists to raise concerns about the welfare of migrants in the Caribbean…

St George’s, Grenada -- Carnival Cruise Lines returned to Grenada for the 2014/2015 cruise season on Tuesday, after an absence of 15 years. The Carnival Splendor berthed for the first time from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm at Melville Street Cruise…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator A J Nicholson, says that the government will not be participating in any court proceedings to do with a Jamaican reportedly shot and killed in Trinidad and Tobago,…