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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Ministry of Youth and Culture will be lobbying for greater national recognition of the Maroons. Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry, Dahlia Harris, said there is need to “put together some kind of a…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) –The Trinidad and Tobago parliament early Tuesday morning passed legislation allowing for a two term limit for a prime minister and a run-off in a general election in the event that a successful candidate fails…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) — A Nigerian doctor who has not been to Africa for the past five years, caused a major scare at the Piarco International Airport after he arrived here on a British Airways flight from London on Thursday. The…

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS)--Minister of Health, Dr Fenton Ferguson, says Jamaica does not, at this time, fall into the category of high risk countries for transmission of the Ebola Virus. At a press briefing, held at the Ministry’s Downtown…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says the risk of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) being imported to the Caribbean is low. “There have been no confirmed cases of Ebola in the…

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – The London-based International human rights group, Amnesty International says members of an organization of women human rights defenders in Haiti have received threats following the recent sentencing of a…

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The prospect of an early general election in Guyana has increased significantly after the majority opposition grouping, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), signalled its intention to back a motion of no…

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) – Police have detained one man after 50 kilograms of cocaine was intercepted at the Johan Pengel International Airport. Police said that this is not the first time they have detained the un-named man in relation…

CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – A 38-year-old Virgin Atlantic crew member was killed after he was struck by a vehicle on Sunday, St Lucia police have confirmed. They said that Quinton Garrathy from Southampton, UK, who was scheduled to leave…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, says that food imports have declined for the first quarter of 2014. According to Simpson Miller food imports for the quarter were valued at US$252.2 million, which was…

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- The curriculum for nearly 2,000 students enrolled at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) in Kingston is to be expanded, come September, with the introduction of a Chinese language training programme. The…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Tropical Storm Bertha was moving towards Barbados on Friday as several Caribbean countries issued tropical storm warnings for their nationals. The Miami-based National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said that 5.00 am…

Roseau, Dominica -- The opposition United Workers Party (UWP) in Dominica continues to fight for electoral reform and is asking the people of the island to stand with it. The UWP held a media briefing on Wednesday morning to update the…

A group of young people in Guyana began foundational training in computer animation on Monday (28 July) aimed at safeguarding cultural heritage, steering young people away from crime and violence, and offering them a different career…

NEGRIL, Westmoreland — Some residents of West End in this western Jamaica town cried openly yesterday when they learnt of Tuesday's night's brutal murder of businessman Colin Lynch, who was said to be well-loved in the community. Lynch,…