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Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Having confirmed Jamaica’s first imported case of the chikungunya virus, the ministry of health has further heightened its response to prevent the disease from spreading across the country. “Public education is…

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Close to $200,000 from ticket sales of upcoming matches in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) have been stolen, Police in Trinidad and Tobago have said. The money, for three CPL matches scheduled for this…

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) -- Two homosexual sex workers were stabbed to death on the streets of Georgetown in the early hours of Sunday, allegedly by the spurned lover of another. The body of Jason John was found on Leopold Street and that…

Georgetown, Guyana(CMC) -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the first ever CARICOM-Japan Summit to be held in Trinidad and Tobago on July 28. Issues to be discussed…

Kingston, Jamaica -- A Kingston man was slapped with a nine month prison sentence for stealing a gold chain from a house. Dwayne Williams was given the sentence when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court.‎…

Castries, St Lucia -- Following a formal complaint served on Richard Frederick, the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) member of parliament for Saint Lucia’s Castries Central constituency, by the party’s disciplinary committee, Frederick…

Kingstown, St Vincent -- A press release on Monday from the Barbados-based CARICOM Development Fund (CDF), quoting CEO Lorne McDonnough as referring to the “US$600 million” Argyle International Airport project in St Vincent and the…

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -- In a first-ever visit to the Dominican Republic, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday addressed the National Congress, saying “one country with dedication and solidarity can move the…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Fire of unknown origin Friday morning destroyed sections of a shopping complex at James Avenue in Ocho Rios, St Ann. Reports are that around 1:30 am fire was seen coming from the upstairs of the two-storey complex and…

Port au Prince, Haiti -- Haiti, often cited as one of the least developed countries in the Western Hemisphere, has reached – or nearly reached – several of the Millennium Development Goals ahead of the 2015 deadline, according to a report…

Bridgetown, Barbados (BGIS) -- It will cost Barbados a projected US$30 million to execute a reef rehabilitation project to save and protect the island’s coral reefs. Minister of the Environment and Drainage, Dr Denis Lowe, made this point…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Six police officers charged with setting a teenager on fire, were granted bail when they appeared in court on Wednesday. The six were charged with misbehaviour in public office by unlawfully and maliciously…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan will visit Trinidad on July 27 and 28 as part of a Latin American tour for talks with regional leaders. Abe will meet 14 regional heads in Trinidad to discuss ways to…

Georgetown, Guyana -- The first of a series of training sessions intended to heighten awareness of risk factors affecting mobile and migrant populations in Guyana was held in Georgetown on 24 and 25 June 2014. The participants of these…

Port of Spain (Trinidad Express) -- A father appeared in court Monday on 20 charges of sexually assaulting his 12 year old daughter between September 2013 and last week. The matter was heard before Deputy Chief Magistrate Mark Wellington…