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KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Dr Wykeham McNeill, says that the government plans to lead a collaborative effort to deal with the harassment of tourists. “Complaints about harassment are widespread, from both…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) -- Haiti's prime minister announced on Tuesday a series of measures to reduce government spending in an effort to further streamline the Caribbean country's macroeconomic governance, as the International…

Castries, Saint Lucia -- The OECS Commission is to facilitate discussions among Early Childhood Coordinators/Directors/Education Officers towards adopting a proposed instrument for routine monitoring of Early Childhood Development (ECD)…

ST JAMES, Jamaica -- The 15-year-old boy who was taken into custody by the Police on Friday, May 23 in relation to the death of 9-year-old Romaine Robinson of Plantation Heights in Cambridge, St James, has been charged. The teenager is to…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) -- At least 13 people have been killed in Haiti in two separate accidents in less than 48 hours when a truck transporting goods and passengers on Friday fell off a cliff, one day after a small boat capsized near…

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Reversing a decision of the Bahamian Court of Appeal, the Privy Council in London granted an injunction on Friday halting a dredging project that is part of Resorts World Bimini’s major resort development on Bimini. The…

PLANTATION HEIGHTS, St James — Screams disturbed this normally quiet farming community early yesterday morning after the blood-soaked body of a nine-year-old boy was discovered in bushes with his hands and feet bound. The murdered boy has…

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- A draft of the proposed regulatory framework for industrial hemp will be submitted to Cabinet shortly. “This will pave the way for a viable chain to be developed around the hemp industry in Jamaica,” Minister of…

HAMILTON, Bermuda -- On Thursday, just three days after Craig Cannonier resigned as premier of Bermuda, the territory’s attorney general Mark Pettingill also stepped down. Pettingill’s resignation came shortly after reports that he had…

HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba's first major independent general-interest news outlet in five decades was blocked on Wednesday shortly after being launched by the country's best-known dissident blogger. More than an hour after its launch, the site…

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has begun training officers in preparation for the passing of the Flexi Work legislation that is expected to be debated in parliament in August this year. Last week the…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – A senior investigative journalist with the Caribbean Communication Network (CCN) TV6, Mark Bassant, has been forced to flee the country after receiving a number of death threats, head of news at the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has announced the appointment of Canadian Michael DiLollo as its new chief executive officer. DiLollo, who spent 20 years at Air Transat, replaces former CAL…

St James, Jamaica -- Presiding judge in the trial of taxi man Ivan Taylor for the murder of Michelle Coudray-Greaves, in commencing his summation Tuesday, told jurors to look for 14 important facts in determining the case. Justice Courtney…

Hamilton, Bermuda -- Craig Cannonier resigned as premier of Bermuda on Monday after a long-standing political controversy finally came to a head over the weekend. Deputy Premier Michael Dunkley was sworn in as the new premier on…