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Castries, St Lucia -- A "SWAT" (special weapons and tactics) team is being considered in order to respond swiftly to any suspected case of Ebola in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) region should the need arise. This was…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The steering committees of the CARICOM Single Market Economy (CSME) and CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) standby facilities will consider a combined eight project proposals for funding when they meet…

Kingston, Jamaica --Medicanja Limited, Jamaica’s first medicinal marijuana company, will unveil its line of products and services at the Eden Gardens Resort and Spa in Kingston, tomorrow (October 29). Medicanja’s Founder and CEO, Dr Henry…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- The Barbados government Monday said it would not seek assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help turn around an ailing economy, insisting that the fiscal programme it has embarked upon is…

Georgetown, Guyana -- World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Guianas has welcomed Guyana President Donald Ramotar’s announcement of Norway’s 2012 calendar year performance-based payment into the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF). Reducing emissions…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Former West Indies Players Association president and current Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board club representative Dinanath Ramnarine called the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board’s condemnation of the West Indies…

Kingston, Jamaica -- There is a massive traffic pile up in Cross Roads, St Andrew, after two Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses crashed along Slipe Road a short while ago. Reports are that about 9:00 am a number 42 bus was exiting…

Kingstown, St Vincent (CMC) -- St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is celebrating 35 years of political independence from Britain with the leaders of the two main political parties providing contrasting views on the future direction of the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- A Caribbean Airlines (CAL) aircraft crashed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) in Guyana in 2011 because of a number of factors, including a lack of effective communication in the cockpit, an…

St George’s, Grenada -- Some members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Grenada are said to be clamouring for a return of former prime minister Tillman Thomas to head the party, a local newspaper is reporting. Thomas…

Kingston, Jamaica -- A May Pen labourer who attempted to smuggle over two pounds of ganja to Curacao has been remanded for sentencing next month. Twenty-four- year-old Shandell Williams entered a guilty plea to the charges possession of…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- In a statement on Wednesday, issued following the shootings at the Canadian parliament in Ottawa, Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister drew a parallel with the 1990 attempted coup that involved a violent assault…

Nassau, Bahamas -- In a move he acknowledged was likely to ruffle feathers, Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder said on Wednesday it is time to allow select foreign law firms to operate within The Bahamas’ financial services…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The government of Belize will receive an additional loan of US$4.584 million from the Caribbean Development Bank for an ongoing road safety project. The original loan of US$7.248 million was approved in 2012, but…

Willemstad, Curacao -- Curacao wants to get rid of the Netherlands-appointed governor, who must in turn approve ministerial appointments by law. A parliamentary motion has been filed to this effect and, with this, the way will be open to…