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As evidence mounts that Zika infection can cause the paralyzing side effect Guillain-Barré syndrome, instances of Guillain-Barré have skyrocketed in Caribbean and Latin American countries hit by the virus. Health officials and researchers…

Following reported local mosquito transmission of zika virus infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) on Tuesday issued a zika virus travel notice for the British Virgin Islands. Local transmission of zika has been…

The allegations of extrajudicial killings committed by members of the Royal St Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) should be properly investigated, and any perpetrators should be prosecuted and, if found guilty, sentenced appropriately, the US State…

Public health officials have confirmed that they have received two more positive zika virus tests on blood taken from patients in the Cayman Islands with no travel history. Acting medical officer of health Dr Samuel Williams-Rodriguez said…

Venezuelan authorities detained a television crew from the Qatar-based news agency Al Jazeera at Maiquetia international airport outside Caracas and plan to expel them, a local journalists union said on Tuesday. The Al Jazeera workers, who…

Against the backdrop of rising political tension over a campaign to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro, Caracas sent an opposition leader who was under house arrest back to jail on Saturday and expelled a delegation of Ecuadoran…

The spotlight was on Barbadian-born superstar Rihanna at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards last night when she received a lifetime achievement award – yes, at the age of 28 – and then dedicated it to her home country. The Michael Jackson…

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has launched a special J$20 million (US$157,735) revolving loan facility to boost the compliance of small tourism properties, attractions and businesses on Jamaica’s eco-friendly south coast. The…

Gaston is back at hurricane strength and looks like it will past far enough from Bermuda not to pose a threat to the Caribbean island. Gaston, which was briefly a hurricane last week before weakening to a storm less than 12 hours later,…

Jamaica’s crime rate is still high, but authorities are reporting that serious crime is dropping. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting a 22.8 per cent reduction in six of the seven categories of serious and violent crimes…

It doesn’t look like the tropical wave lurking in the Atlantic will develop into Tropical Storm Hermine anytime soon, but it continues to be a rainmaker as it moves over the Bahamas. Although forecasters had given it a high chance of…

An alleged terrorist who escaped house arrest in Martinique last month, is now back in custody. Rachid Rafaa was recaptured on Sunday, near the bungalow in the northern town of Morne Rouge where he had been held under house arrest for two…

It turns out that one of the soldiers who was supposed to be guarding the private residence of Prime Minister Gaston Browne allegedly broke into the house. Police say 22-year-old Zavier Baltimore of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force…

Caribbean hotel occupancy in July registered 70.8%, a 5.4% slide from the same month in 2015, according to lodging-research firm STR. June occupancy rates, meanwhile, dropped 6.1% over June 2015. Daily rates in July averaged $187.65, down…

None of Venezuela’s 87 Olympic athletes won gold this year, but they’re getting another prize — new homes from the government. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced Monday that all the country’s participants in the Olympics will…