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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will soon launch a fleet of 15 unmanned gliders in the Caribbean Sea and tropical Atlantic Ocean this hurricane season to collect important oceanic data that could prove useful to…

Strong winds agitate the sea that crashes over Punta de Maisí, the most extreme point in eastern Cuba, where no building stands on the coast made up of rocky areas intermingled with vegetation and with sandy areas where people can swim and…

Wildlife conservationists consider it to be one of the most striking parrots of its kind. St Lucia’s best-known species, the endangered Amazon parrot, is recognized by its bright green plumage, purple forehead and dusty red-tipped feathers.…

Forecasters are still not ruling out Beryl making a comeback, and are keeping an eye on what is left of the system that became the first hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season late last week. A large area of cloudiness and…

A woman who was headed to Barbados on Sunday was not only prevented from getting on her flight, but was fined after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at the Miami International Airport discovered she had a snake hidden in…

Despite being a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), The Bahamas will not be part of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis made his country’s position clear when he spoke to local…

United States oil and gas giant ExxonMobil has assured that all systems are in place to prevent any occurrence of an oil spill off Guyana's shores. It also said that if such a spill did occur, it had the resources to respond efficiently.…

Beryl has degenerated but could possibly become a storm as it approaches the Bahamas, the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) in Miami has indicated. Beryl reached hurricane status on Friday, but by Saturday it was a tropical storm and by…

Jamaica’s Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Audley Shaw says he is committed to providing the leadership to mobilise the requisite resources and personnel for the development and success of the medical cannabis…

The government of Canada has clarified information published in a recent article regarding the need for Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) citizens applying for Canadian visas to travel to Trinidad effective December 2018.…

Dominica’s new tree-planting initiative is sowing seeds of hope as citizens rally to rebound from the ravages of Hurricane Maria, the Category 5 storm that hit the tiny Caribbean island on September 18, 2017. Living conditions in Dominica…

Four Bahamas Cabinet ministers in the Minnis administration will have their portfolios reassigned this week in a Cabinet reshuffle just over a year after the Free National Movement was returned to power. The Cabinet Office confirmed in a…

The government of The Bahamas has issued a cease and desist order to Four C’s adventures after one its tour boats exploded on Saturday, killing one American woman and injuring ten others, minister of transport and local government Frankie…

The 65th Meeting of the Organisation of Easter Caribbean States (OECS) Authority endorsed the implementation of an audit committee, established by the OECS Commission, to provide unbiased and objective oversight to stakeholders – a…

A new and innovative approach to harvesting sargassum seaweed is now under way at Consett Bay in Barbados, and is expected to generate employment and economic benefits for the island. That approach would see sugar cane loaders and…