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Several schoolboys are facing disciplinary action after carrying out blatant acts of bullying at a secondary school in Trinidad and Tobago. The incidents, which included robbery and assault, came to light after videos of the acts were…

The son of the Jamaican woman who was, up until she died last month, the world’s oldest person, created more controversy surrounding the super centenarian as he used her thanksgiving service to launch a scathing attack on Jamaicans who have…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The detrimental effect of climate change on the Region was brought in to sharp focus as a special Meeting of Agriculture Ministers got underway at the Caribbean Community…

Another tropical storm has formed in the Atlantic basin, but forecasters say it currently poses no threat to the Caribbean. Ophelia was named this morning in the National Hurricane Centre’s (NHC) 11 a.m. bulletin, when it said a tropical…

After closing its doors at the height of controversy in December last year, Buccament Bay Resort in St Vincent and the Grenadines, could be back in business in early 2018. The revelation has come from Minister of Tourism Ces McKie, who…

Hurricanes Maria and Irma wreaked havoc on LIAT’s already scarce financial resources and the airline’s Chief Executive Officer Julie Reifer-Jones has called for financial relief for the cash-strapped carrier. “Frankly, the discussions…

JetBlue, the largest airline in Puerto Rico, in partnership with Atlas Air Worldwide transported more than 110 tons of much needed supplies to Puerto Rico to aid in relief and recovery efforts. It was part of JetBlue commitment to launch…

FLORIDA, United States, Saturday October 7, 2017 – More than 40 islands visited by cruise ships on Caribbean itineraries have a message they want to share: They are open, fully operational, welcoming ships full of cruise passengers and…

A four-hour visit by US President Donald Trump to San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday, when he met storm victims and federal and local officials, and also helped to distribute relief items such as rolls of paper towels, has been described as…

US President Donald Trump has assured US Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth Mapp of his continuing support for the territory’s hurricane recovery efforts. Updating reporters at Government House, St Croix, on Tuesday, Governor Mapp described…

Damaged homes, businesses and offices are no match for the resilience and determination of residents living in Portsmouth, a town on the northwest coast of Dominica. They have already begun to pick up the pieces after the category…

Noting “today was a better day than it was yesterday”, Governor of the US Virgin Islands Kenneth Mapp reported on Thursday that, not only were roads being cleared, but also debris was being collected from the sides of the roads. The…

rstCaribbean Bridgetown, Barbados, October 2, 2017 -- In the aftermath of the passage of hurricane Maria, the local fire brigade in Dominica has been pressed into service for much of the clean-up and restoration, along with its…

Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner has lost his lawsuit challenging his extradition to the United States to answer charges of fraud arising out of the massive FIFA bribery scandal. Delivering a 50-page ruling in the High Court on…

US President Donald Trump will visit the US Virgin Islands, Governor Kenneth Mapp confirmed at his daily media briefing on Wednesday. Mapp indicated that while full details of the visit are unavailable at the moment, the White House, the…