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Kingston, Jamaica -- A woman was Tuesday morning stabbed to death during a dispute with her boyfriend at their Montego Bay St James home. The boyfriend was hospitalised after sustaining stab wounds as well. Reports reaching OBSERVER…

Kingston, Jamaica -- A man died after sustaining injuries in a motor vehicle collision along the Runaway Bay main road in St Ann last night. It is reported that about 7:50 pm, 27-year-old Thereon Powell was driving a Toyota Corolla…

Port Au Prince, Haiti (CMC) -- Former Haiti president Jean Bertrand Aristide is due to appear in court Friday after the judge investigating alleged corruption charges against him issued an extraction order for his appearance. The order of…

Georgetown, Guyana -- The oil and gas rich Republic of Azerbaijan's ambassador to Guyana, Elnur Sultanov, on Wednesday presented his credentials to President Donald Ramotar in Georgetown. Sultanov became Azerbaijan's first ambassador to…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- The National Carnival Commission (NCC) is contemplating postponing Carnival celebrations in 2015 due to fears associated with the Ebola virus that has claimed the lives of thousands of people mainly in West…

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Criminals have again struck in the community of August Town. Police report that a man believed to be an influential member of the community was shot dead at his home in the area. The lawmen said the killing comes two…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- A KFC cashier who is accused of dousing a customer with hot oil, causing him to be hospitalised with secondary burns about his body, was yesterday placed on $45,000 bail. Erica Fonrose, 32,…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Opposition spokesman on finance and planning Audley Shaw, says that a weakness with the Insolvency Bill, which was passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday, is the lack of protection for debtors, who are…

Port au Prince, Haiti -- The death of former Haitian ruler Jean-Claude Duvalier must not halt the investigations and prosecutions owed to thousands of people killed, tortured, arbitrarily arrested and disappeared under his regime, Amnesty…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- High Court judge Justice Frank Seepersad has dismissed as premature a constitutional motion filed by the Independent Liberal Party (ILP) challenging the constitutionality of the Constitution Amendment Bill in…

Brades, Montserrat -- Following an invitation via China’s commercial attaché based in Antigua, a team from the Montserrat Development Corporation (MDC) visited China last month to attend the 18th annual China International Fair for…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- The future development of the tourism industry in Barbados must not be left to chance, but there must be a concerted effort from government and stakeholders to provide strategic direction to this vital sector.…

St George’s, Grenada -- The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) recently sent a survey team to Carriacou and Petite Martinique headed by CEO Rudy Grant in anticipation of the launch of the Staycation Promotion. The promotion encourages…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Two men were shot dead in separate incidents Monday in St Catherine. Reports reaching OBSERVER ONLINE are that about 12:00 pm residents of March Pen road in Spanish Town heard explosions and called the police. It is…

Trinidad, (Trinidad Express) -- Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan summoned security and health officials to an emergency meeting Monday after he was caught in an Ebola bungle regarding safety and precautionary measures at the Piarco…