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In a statement last week, the United Nations said it has added Grenada and Dominica to the list of countries, which also includes Suriname and Venezuela, banned from voting in the UN General Assembly because their failure to pay outstanding…

An oil refinery deal for the island of Grand Bahama was signed on Monday between Oban Energies and the government of The Bahamas. The deal is reported to generate up to 600 immediate permanent jobs and ancillary jobs post construction,…

A police late in the wee hours of this morning triggered protests by East Port of Spain residents who burned debris and blocked major roads which leading into the capital. Read more:…

Montserrat Premier Donaldson Romeo has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Barbados-based financial technology company Bitt Inc., to create a Digital Payments Ecosystem in Montserrat. Premier Romeo said Bitt Inc. will…

United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to keep America’s detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, open. He signed it just before presenting his first State of the Union Address on Wednesday, saying that the…

It may have been the outcome Guyana was hoping for, but the decision by the United Nations’ Secretary General António Guterres to refer that country’s century-old border dispute with Venezuela to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is…

Nine earthquakes on one day near Trinidad and Tobago has prompted the University of the West Indies’ Seismic Research Centre (SRC) to urge citizens of the twin-island republic to be prepared for the eventuality of a large earthquake. But…

Grenadians will go to the polls to elect a new government on March 13. Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell announced the date – the 39th anniversary of the coup which saw the United Labour Party government of Sir Eric Gairy overthrown by…

A ground-breaking study has found that up to 33 per cent of the children in secondary schools across the Eastern Caribbean are at risk of either dropping out or failing. The report from the study, co-authored by lecturer in Social…

The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit has recorded major successes in fighting the scourge, head of the unit, Deputy Superintendent of Police Carl Berry, has reported. He says that to date it has rescued…

A State of Emergency declared in Jamaica in the parish of St James, where the island’s tourist capital Montego Bay is located, has triggered the United Kingdom and Canada to issue travel advisories for their citizens in the area. The…

Several Caribbean countries have received development grants to finance projects that will bolster efforts to transition from fossil fuel economies to economies based on renewable energy. Belize, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana,…

Antigua and Barbuda will have a Sexual Offences Model Court this year. It is being established by the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project in collaboration with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and the…

The effect of the inappropriate depiction of Haiti, El Salvador and all African nations as “shithole” countries is a matter that the people of the United States of America and their government and Congress should contemplate seriously.…

Police are investigating the crash of a private plane in the Bahamian island of Eleuthera that left one man with minor injuries. The incident occurred at the Governor’s Harbour Airport shortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, as the Pineapple…