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The head of the Caribbean’s top university is getting support from the region for his call on the departing black American president to clean-up Marcus Garvey’s name before leaving the White House. Vice chancellor of the University of…

His campaign was vitriolic, sometimes acrimonious. He was labeled a racist, a bigot, anti-Mexican, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim. Despite this, Republican candidate Donald Trump was on Tuesday elected the 45th president of the United States,…

On Tuesday afternoon, Customs officers in Haiti discovered a new weapons shipment in a container at the Global Lafito wharf located 20 km north of the capital, Port au Prince. Seven Smith and Wesson pistols, five Glock model 40, more…

His campaign was vitriolic, sometimes acrimonious. He was labeled a racist, a bigot, anti-Mexican, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim. Despite this, Republican candidate Donald Trump was on Tuesday elected the 45th president of the United States,…

On Tuesday afternoon, Customs officers in Haiti discovered a new weapons shipment in a container at the Global Lafito wharf located 20 km north of the capital, Port au Prince. Seven Smith and Wesson pistols, five Glock model 40, more than…

Regional representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Raul Benitez says his organization is working towards eradicating hunger in eleven Caribbean islands by 2020. “I would like to propose 2020 as a…

With its new enhanced winter timetable, interCaribbean Airways substantially boosts regional connectivity and convenience via its fast-growing hub at Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). "Both the passenger's connecting…

Jamaica’s Minister of Finance and the Public Service Audley Shaw says a Working Group has been established to deal with the continued devaluation of the Jamaican dollar against the United States currency. Addressing the House of…

President of the Barbados Prison Officers’ Association (BPOA) Trevor Browne yesterday delivered a scathing attack on Government and the prison administration for their treatment of officers at Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds. And he issued a…

Prince Harry won’t be talking with the media when he visits the Caribbean later this month. It has been revealed that the fifth in line to the British throne won’t be doing any interviews when he visits Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts and…

As part of St Vincent and the Grenadines’ 37th Anniversary of Independence, several prisoners will be released from jail. Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says he will also make permanent the appointment of 100 clerks in the public…

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- At least three Caribbean countries – Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago – are selling sliced bread made partly from cassava flour instead of only regular wheat flour and another five have had training…

“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and under my watch at the Ministry of Works no money will be stolen,” new Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan vowed yesterday immediately after he was sworn in at President's…

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti -- After publishing a new electoral calendar fixing the date of the presidential election on 20 November, which had originally been scheduled for October 9, but postponed because of the passage of Hurricane Matthew…

JAMAICA'S Ministry of Health yesterday expressed concerns about the increase in the number of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), and urged school administrators to be very cautious in how they handle the outbreak to prevent the…