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Antigua and Barbuda on Wednesday withdrew from participation in the second preparatory meeting for the Summit of the Americas scheduled to be held in Lima, Peru, in April, following the exclusion of Venezuela from participation. Sir…

No tsunami alerts have been issued for anywhere in the Caribbean, and any warnings about the approach of any such monster wave is a hoax. That assurance was given by several weather and disaster officials yesterday, after messages began…

Lawmen are reporting that the Enhanced Security Measures – formerly referred to as a State of Emergency – in the northwestern parish of St James is making an impact, particularly when it comes to suppressing gang activity. Read more:…

Streaming services, some with up to 140 million users worldwide, have revolutionized the business of music. Yet, despite the earning potential these services present for industry practitioners – writers, publishers, performers and…

The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) has given its strongest indication yet as to how it intends to deal with the ongoing south coast sewage mess should it win the next general election, due by the middle of this year. And part of the…

Residents of Antigua and Barbuda now know exactly when they will be asked to elect a new government – and those contesting the poll will have less than a month to convince voters to give them their ‘X’. After hinting late last week that…

Confident of his New National Party (NNP) being returned to power in the March 13th general election, Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has promised to move speedily with the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) after the…

Bermuda has reversed marriage equality, with Governor John Rankin finally approving the Domestic Partnership Act 2017 that replaces same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships that can be entered into by both gay and heterosexual couples.…

US-based Oban Energies is developing a US$4.5-billion oil refinery and oil storage facility off the southern tip of Grand Bahamas Island. Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis says the project is expected to create 600 direct jobs and 1,000…

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…