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Nassau, Bahamas -- After months of threatening to take industrial action, Trade Union Congress (TUC) president Obie Ferguson said on Tuesday thousands of workers across The Bahamas could withdraw their labour as early as Wednesday over…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- With over 40 years’ experience in the development of solar water heating, Barbados stands ready to lend assistance to other countries in establishing their own programmes. This was disclosed by minister of…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr Jean Dixon, has retired from public service, effective Friday, September 5, 2014, the Ministry confirmed in a statement late Wednesday (September 10). Dr Dixon served…

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) and the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) have announced the second hosting of the Caribbean’s Regional Investor of the Year…

BRADES, Montserrat -- Montserrat will be holding its general election on Thursday, which will be hotly contested by 31 candidates. There are two main parties contesting the election. These are the newly formed People’s Democratic Movement…

MANCHESTER, Jamaica -- The Manchester Police have confirmed that a businessman was shot and injured in the parish Sunday night. It is reported that at about 7:30pm three gun men entered the businessman’s establishment in the New…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Following a report last Monday by Caribbean News Now that that laptop computers supplied by the Trinidad and Tobago government to local schoolchildren have been found to contain “spyware”, education minister Dr…

St George’s, Grenada -- Sunday marked the ten-year anniversary of the devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan, which passed directly over Grenada on September 7, 2004, as a category three storm, killing 39 people. The capital, St George's,…

Castries, St Lucia -- No matter how bad things are, with the threat of a five percent wage cut, on top of reduced budget allocation and reduced human resources, the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) somehow found confidence in…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Nine people wanted for a range of crimes were today arrested and makeshift dwellings demolished during a police operation at Shoemaker Gully in New Kingston. Reports are that about 11:30 am, police and staff from the…

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- St Vincent and the Grenadines minister for ecclesiastical affairs Maxwell Charles raised the issue of same sex marriage during a recent address. Speaking on the contentious subject, the Vincentian government…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad police are investigation the death of a 24-year-old murder accused who was found hanging in his cell late Wednesday. It is said that Kevin Hospedales, who had been committed to stand trial for the…

KINGSTON, Jamaica --The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has announced that an Official Funeral service for the late Minister of Agriculture Roger Clarke will be held on Saturday, September 13. The funeral service will take place at the…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Spokesman on National Security, Derrick Smith, has called on Security Minister Peter Bunting to explain recent developments affecting the future of the Firearm and Tactical Training Unit…

Castries St Lucia -- The first ever training programme in pest risk analysis or PRA for Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Quarantine Officers concluded on Thursday August 28 with a field trip. Over 20 experts, including plant…