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Rice imports from Guyana and Suriname will now be allowed into Jamaica, after the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) temporarily halted the clearance of rice at all ports of entry over reports that plastic rice had entered the local market. On…

President David Granger delivered some disappointing news for prisoners hoping to get the Christmas gift of a presidential pardon this year. There will be none this time around. And it’s not because he has lost the spirit of forgiveness.…

Norwegian and Royal Caribbean cruises have now got permission from the Cuban government to sail from the US to the Caribbean island. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings plans sailings on ships from two of its brands, Norwegian Cruise Line and…

Radical changes are emerging on the political scene in the Bahamas as the country’s first female Opposition Leader Loretta Butler-Turner gets down to business after her official appointment by Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling.…

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago’s former minister of trade, industry, investment and communications, Vasant Bharath, says that the current foreign shortage situation in Trinidad has reached chronic proportions. Read more:…

AN 18-year-old girl who was yesterday stabbed to death, allegedly by her boyfriend following a dispute at their home on Well Lane in Sandy Bay, Hanover, is the third casualty of domestic violence in the island in two days. Police have…

Hot on the heels of her success at the American Music Awards (AMA), Barbados’ pop princess Rihanna continues her reign with a whopping eight nominations for the 2017 Grammy Awards. The impressive tally places her a heartbeat behind…

The days of Dr. Hubert Minnis leading the Opposition in The Bahamas appear to be numbered as political wrangling in his party, the Free National Movement (FNM), comes to a head. In an unexpected move, seven members of the FNM have…

A day after he was added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Ten Most Wanted list, a man believed to be a Jamaican national was captured. The man identified by US law enforcers as Marlon Jones was captured after a brief chase in…

As concerns grow that the legalization of marijuana is outpacing research into its possible side effects, a new study has shown that users of the herb have abnormally low blood flow in virtually every part of the brain. Imaging of the…

Local police and customs officers investigating the discovery of US$2 million in cash found in a container at the Point Lisas port in Trinidad believe that the money sent to a local businessman as payment for a shipment of illegal drugs to…

Regional carrier LIAT recently welcomed its tenth ATR72 aircraft at the V.C. Bird International Airport in Antigua. The brand new 68-seater aircraft carrying the tail number V2-LIN, was piloted from Toulouse, France, by Captain Philemon…

Caribbean SMEs to Benefit from Entrepreneurial Asset & Commercialisation Project Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Caribbean region are to benefit from a technical cooperation project that will enable them to generate…

In a private ceremony that was in stark contrast to the public mourning and tributes paid to Fidel Castro since he died on November 25 at the age of 90, the ashes of the late Cuban leader were laid to rest this morning in the city known as…

Two airlines serving the Caribbean have been named among the best in the world, as global product and safety website Airline Ratings announced their annual Airline Excellence and Top 10 awards. Virgin Atlantic, along with sister carrier…