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Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- A 36-year-old paraplegic man, who was arrested at Piarco International Airport more than two years ago after trying to conceal a large quantity of marijuana in his wheelchair, has been sentenced to four years’…

St George’s, Grenada (CMC) -- Governor-General, Dr Cecile La Grenade, is to be knighted during a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace in England on Friday. A brief government statement said Dame La Grenade will have a private audience…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Minister without portfolio in the ministry of finance and planning, Horace Dalley, is expected to update the House of Representatives on a number of issues affecting government employees, when the sectoral debate…

St John’s, Antigua -- In a statement on regional citizenship by investment programmes issued at the conclusion of last week’s Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting in St John’s, Antigua, heads of government urged all member states to…

ST JOHNS, Antigua and Barbua – Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has encouraged fellow heads of government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to make the region’s voice heard in relation to issues facing Small Island…

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Work is currently underway to establish direct flights between Nigeria and Jamaica, as soon as possible. According to the Nigerian Tribune, officials from the two countries are working to conclude a Bilateral Air…

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Dominica’s indigenous population goes to the polls Monday to elect a new Carib Chief. The incumbent, Garnet Joseph says he is confident of defeating Charles Williams and Irvince Auguiste, two former Carib Chiefs…

Kingston, Jamaica -- A 36-year-old man was sentenced to five years hard labour after he pleaded guilty to lottery scamming charges when he appeared in the St. Elizabeth Circuit Court on Thursday, July 3. Greg Williams of a Mandeville,…

Hamilton, Bermuda (CMC) -- Bermuda is set to get a timely tourism tonic -- thanks to Hurricane Arthur. Dockyard, at the island's west end, will welcome an unexpected extra cruise ship this weekend as the hurricane continues to barrel up…

St John’s, Antigua -- Even as the present cohort of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders returned to the place where political leaders in 1965 defined the integration ideals, CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque on Tuesday stressed the…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- In an age when tech-savvy music fans can access the most obscure songs, veteran artistes like Freddie McGregor are being discovered by a new generation. McGregor, who recently turned 58, has been around since the early…

ST JOHNS, Antigua and Barbuda – Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is urging the Caribbean business community to play a greater role in the mechanisms of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) which have been created to encourage…

INKSTER, Michigan (AP) — A man accused of killing a 2-year-old Detroit-area girl shot her in front of her father to torture him, state police said Thursday. The comments from Lieutenant Michael Shaw came after Raymone Jackson, 24, of…

St. John’s, Antigua (CUOPM) -- St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has defended the “Justice for All” programme of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP), saying it was not designed to…

St. John’s, Antigua (CUOPM) -- St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas says his Labour Party Administration is pleased that its “home grown” economic policies have resulted in a turnaround of the local economy…