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Kingston, Jamaica – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$70.9 million to Jamaica confirming that the island has passed the latest review. The confirmation in a statement from the…

San Cristobal, Dominican Republic -- Jamaica's senior Reggae Girlz made a sparkling re-entry to football on Friday, demolishing St Lucia 14-0 in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) qualifier here at the Estadio Panamericano. The Jamaicans…

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) -- Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, speaking at his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing on Thursday, said that for Guyana, a Financial Action Task Force (FATF) compliant anti-money laundering…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Corporate Area-based traditional Jamaican high schools continued to dominate the list of top 10 feeder schools to the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Mona Campus, according to the 2012/2013 report from the Mona…

St Catherine, Jamaica -- The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) today announced that the Fort Clarence Beach in St Catherine will be opened to the public for longer hours during the summer. The corporation said that the beach will be…

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Six murders involving the use of firearms this year have Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite, vowing to crackdown on people trying to smuggle guns into the country. On Monday, Brathwaite said as of the end of…

Nassau, Bahamas -- A lord justice of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on Monday described as “completely extraordinary” the Bahamas government’s decision to grant a permit for an “expanded” dredging project to take place off…

Castries, St Lucia (GIS) -- On Thursday, the government of Saint Lucia will host the first meeting of a high-level CARICOM task force on sustainable development. Saint Lucia’s minister for public service, sustainable development, energy,…

ST MARY, Jamaica — Former Jamaican boxer Stanley Campbell is dead. Campbell, who boxed under the name ‘Kid Bassey’ died after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday morning. He died at the Port Maria Hospital while plans were being made for…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- The current leader of the opposition, Dr Keith Rowley, played a significant role in the fall of the previous administration of his party -- the People's National Movement (PNM) -- both because of “his silence and…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat on the opening day of the second Test against West Indies at Queen’s Park Oval on Monday. The Black Caps have made one change to their XI from the first Test,…

St Catherine, Jamaica -- The police have reported the seizure of a 9mm pistol and 64 rounds of ammunition on Sunday in Portmore, St Catherine. Three people were taken into custody in connection with the seizure which occurred about 5:20pm,…

Castries, St Lucia -- In commenting on the outcome of last Thursday’s general election results in Antigua and Barbuda, the leader of the Lucian People’s Movement (LPM), Therold Prudent, said that regional constitutions should be changed to…

Georgetown, Guyana (GINA) -- Since the alert for the chikungunya disease began some weeks ago, the ministry of health in Guyana has sent over 1,000 samples to be tested at the regional laboratory run by Caribbean Public Health Agency…

ST MARY, Jamaica -- Headley Coleman, a 69-year-old labourer of Alleppo Heights, St Mary has been arrested and charged for the murder of 70-year-old Denzil Dill, a barber of also of Alleppo Heights, St Mary. Dill’s body was discovered with…