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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,…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- A former PriceSmart employee was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $4 million when he appeared before Port of Spain Magistrate Christine Charles to answer 122 fraud-related charges. The…

Nassau, Bahamas -- The Bahamas government recently announced the creation of a new company, Bahamas Resolve Ltd (Resolve), to take over $100 million in bad commercial debt from the Bank of The Bahamas (BOB). However, the move has raised a…

Castries, St Lucia -- Saturday, November 1, marked the introduction of JetBlue’s new direct service from Boston to Saint Lucia, with this new flight operating throughout the winter of 2014/2015. “JetBlue began flying to St Lucia from New…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- The Caribbean Community (Caricom) will convene a special meeting in Trinidad tomorrow to discuss the Ebola virus, a global concern, and the chikungunya disease, a mostly non-fatal but debilitating illness that is…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) is collaborating with Ryerson University of Canada to stage the University of the West Indies (UWI) 3rd International Tourism Conference next week. The conference is…

Nassau, Bahamas -- The Bahamas government has established a government corporation that has absorbed $100 million worth of Bank of The Bahamas' "troubled" commercial loans and will hire an accounting firm to go after those overdue…

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- Dominica is observing the 36th anniversary of its political independence from Britain with the traditional military parade, honour of nationals and a message from Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit that the…