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HAVANA, Cuba -- Millions of Cubans gathered on Monday for the traditional May Day parades. Cuban President Raul Castro presided over the huge May Day march at Havana’s Revolution Square, along with Communist Party Politburo members. Raul…

A national protest march is planned in Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia, on Sunday against a proposed multibillion-dollar, so-called ‘Pearl of the Caribbean’ project, to be funded by the country’s citizenship by investment programme (CIP). The…

Miguel Henrique Otero, editor of the Caracas, Venezuela, newspaper El Nacional, represented the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) at a meeting on Wednesday before the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) in which he…

Trinidad and Tobago’s oil company Petrotrin says the equivalent of 300 barrels of oil actually leaked from a ruptured storage tank on Sunday – 15 times more than the amount it had initially indicated. There had been suggestions, based on…

Eight Jamaicans, including a former police officer, were today extradited to the United States to face charges related to their alleged involvement in a lottery scam. Ex-policeman Jason Jahalal, Alrick McLeod, Oneil Brown, Xanu Ann…

Trinidad and Tobago President Anthony Carmona has expressed frustration that his country and other CARICOM states have not replaced the Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as their final authority in legal matters.…

One of the world’s most accomplished photographers is hosting a master class at Anse Chastanet Resort in St. Lucia for National Geographic Expeditions this year. Joe McNally, whose acclaimed career includes assignments in more than 50…

Nikki Beach Worldwide, a luxury lifestyle and hospitality brand, is opening its 14th property – this time in Barbados. The luxury beach club property, which is expected to open its doors for business by yearend, will be the first of its…

With Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines saying adios to Cuba later this year, JetBlue is looking to fill the void. Spirit plans to drop its twice-daily Fort Lauderdale to Havana flights on May 31 while Frontier will cease its daily…

A Trinidadian fighter for the Islamic State group (IS) was designated a terrorist by the United States months after being killed by American forces in Syria, Middle East Eye (MEE) has learned. Shane Crawford was added to a list of…

Antigua and Barbuda’s ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders, has questioned the accuracy of the US State Department’s 2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) at a meeting with officials of the Bureau of…

Following a series of earthquakes felt in Antigua and Barbuda, and as far away as St Kitts and Guadeloupe, the University of the West Indies’ Seismic Research Centre (SRC) is urging the people of the region to remain prepared. Around…

The first subtropical depression of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season has formed, before the June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season. The good news is that it poses no threat to land and is expected to be short-lived. The National…

It’s still about a month and a half before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, but it could be off to an early start this year. Weather experts are watching a disturbance that could develop into a subtropical storm this…