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Trinidad and Tobago’s President Gets Death Threat

Security officials in Trinidad and Tobago are investigating a death threat made against President Anthony Carmona, even as the country’s National Security Minister Edmund Dillon said there was no “credible evidence” that the threat was…

The Obamas Are Kicking Back In This Caribbean Territory

Former US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, have chosen the British Virgin Islands (BVI) as a vacation spot following his departure from office last week. The two arrived at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on…

Under the Influence: Jamaicans Driving High

Jamaica’s recent decriminalization of possession of up to two ounces of ganja is contributing to a dangerous practice that officials warn needs urgent attention. Disturbing findings in the 2016 National Drug Prevalence Survey show that…

Obama commutes sentence for Puerto Rico political prisoner

Puerto Rico's longest-held political prisoner Oscar López Rivera's sentence has been commuted by US President Barack Obama. The news first broke on social media on Tuesday afternoon, although the pro-independence weekly Claridad had…

Trinidad and Tobago records 3,478 child marriages in 20 years

Between 1996 and 2016, the registrar general in Trinidad and Tobago recorded 3,478 child marriages, with almost 98 percent being females. Further, marriage certificates showed that some of them were girls as young as 11 and 12 who were…