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Kingston, Jamaica -- Two men were shot dead by unknown assailants in separate incidents on Monday. Reports reaching OBSERVER ONLINE are that around 8:30 pm explosions were heard and it was later discovered that Oneil Morgan, a taxi…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- Three candidates from Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica have been short listed for the post of secretary general of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) grouping. Informed sources said Guyana’s…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- Chief executive officer of the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF), Lorne McDonnough, has urged member states to renew their commitment to the organisation for the upcoming second funding cycle despite the difficult…

Kingston, Jamaica -- People’s National Party (PNP) member Donovan Bisasor and a co-accused arrested in August for fraud will again appear in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court today. The 58-year-old Bisasor and his 31-year-old…

Trinidad -- UNFORTUNATE, senseless and reckless. These were some of the words used by friends and relatives after hearing of an incident in which a 17-year-old boy, Ricardo Mohammed, appeared to have been accidentally killed by a…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Canadian High Commissioner Robert Ready has pledged the continued commitment of the Canadian government to Jamaica’s justice reform goals. He gave the commitment, while addressing the Justice Undertakings for…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- While the data compiled in the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) Report will close some of the gaps currently existing in available statistics in Barbados, the findings indicate a number of critical…

Castries, St Lucia -- The ministry of health in Saint Lucia says it has noted a spike in chikungunya cases in the south of the island and has reminded the population to be vigilant to preventing possible sources of mosquitoes breeding. On…

St James, Jamaica -- The three cops charged in the death of Mario Deane have all been offered bail to return to court on October 3. Each has been offered $400,000 bail. According to the Independent Commission of Investigations, the‎ three…

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – With the Government having sourced additional funds to finance tertiary education for the academic year, students are being advised to immediately visit the offices of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) to apply for…

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) - At least two Nigerian students who arrived here last week without medical certificates to prove that they are not infected with the deadly Ebola virus, have been quarantined and will be repatriated. “… because…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago’s minister of finance, Larry Howai, has confirmed that Colonial Life Insurance Co Ltd (CLICO) is to be sold. He stressed however that the price must be right. Speaking at the meeting of the…

Nassau, Bahamas -- What would appear to be the Bahamas government’s “default position” in favour of Chinese technical expertise and Chinese funding is “squeezing out” local entrepreneurs throughout the supply chain, according to a prominent…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has announced that, with immediate effect, all travellers to St Vincent and the Grenadines from West Africa, especially students from Nigeria, must be in possession…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Matthew Prendergast, the grandson of reggae legend Bob and Rita Marley, is to be tried today in the High Court Division of the Gun Court. The charges against Prendergast resulted from an altercation with a security…