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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Barbados government, which last year announced that it would stop paying tuition fees for its nationals attending the University of the West Indies (UWI), says it will provide an estimated 3,000 bursaries to…

ST JOHN’S Antigua (CMC) – Two people, including a 41-year-old Guyanese-born woman, are due to appear in Antigua court on Friday after the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) said it had seized more than EC$17…

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Having “tempered” gang violence in west Kingston, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Steve McGregor says he is now turning his attention to stemming the tide of domestic violence in the volatile community. SSP…

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The prime minister of Haiti says his government will soon launch a programme to help its citizens acquire documents needed to secure legal residency in the neighbouring Dominican Republic. Prime…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados government has dismissed as a public relations stunt, a study done by the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) indicating that the regional institution contributes more direct…

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Inter Secondary Sports Association (ISSA) today announced that 77 schools will participate in the 2014-15 daCosta Cup football competition. The 77 schools will be divided in 15 groups. St Elizabeth Technical of…

St Catherine, Jamaica -- A nine-year-old boy drowned on Monday, July 7 after he and his twin brother went swimming with relatives in St Catherine. He is Timani Riley of Victoria district, Linstead in the parish. According to reports from…

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,…