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The independent polling research for the 2016 Curacao election conducted by Caribbean News Now has indicated that, if elections were to be held today, the Democratic Party would receive the largest percentage of the votes, while still…

Following speculation that an early cabinet reshuffle in Saint Lucia will be necessary following the appointment of all United Workers Party (UWP) elected members of parliament as ministers, leaving no scope for the election of a new deputy…

An American man has admitted to multiple offences in connection with a sophisticated global cell phone fraud scheme that involved hijacking cellphone customers’ accounts and “cloning” their phones to make fraudulent calls to Caribbean…

Haiti’s newest hotel, The Marriott Port-au-Prince, has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for 2015–2016, its first year in operation. The award recognizes outstanding service and hospitality as determined by consumer reviews…

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has joined aviation authorities and airlines around the world in banning the in-flight use and charging of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smart phones on all flights. This follows reports of the device exploding…

Travellers to Antigua and Barbuda will have the option of checking into a Best Western Premier Hotel in just about two years. The Best Western Hotels & Resorts has announced that it will expand its brand with the addition of a hotel in…

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday September 9, 2016 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will be setting up offices in Jamaica as part of measures to help fight crime and…

The Atlantic basin is a bit quiet for now, with no organized features at this time. But a couple of tropical systems may develop as the pattern changes early next week. “We are currently monitoring a few tropical waves in the Atlantic…

Jamaica is trying to cash in on the multi-billion-dollar health and wellness tourism sector that several Caribbean countries are turning to in order to boost visitor numbers, but it won’t be traditional medicine it plans to use to reach a…

The US Coast Guard is searching for a woman who reportedly jumped overboard the Carnival Ecstasy cruise ship approximately 27 miles southwest of Freeport, Bahamas yesterday. Read more:…

One of the two young people fatally shot during Monday’s J’Ouvert parade was a 17-year-old Trinidadian, Tyreke Borel. And his mother said she had cautioned him to stay home, but the teen had insisted on joining the revelry. Read more:…

For the second time this year, Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas sailed into weather that rocked the boat and upset passengers in every sense of the term. The massive cruise ship reportedly sailed near some of the stormiest sections of…

Charges are being filed against seven people from the Caribbean who were taken into custody along with almost US$34 million in ganja and cocaine late last month. Over the weekend, the US Coast Guard transferred the 2,367 pounds of cocaine…

At least four people were shot, two fatally, during the J’Ouvert celebration in Brooklyn early today despite the NYPD doubling its patrols and pleas for a violence-free night of revelry. The annual pre-dawn celebration, which comes before…

A Canadian woman is expected to appear in court this week after detectives charged her with allegedly ordering the contract killing of her estranged Jamaican husband. The accused, 56-year-old Monique Cooke-Reid, a retired psychologist from…