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The passenger vessel ferry Caribbean Fantasy was towed safely on Saturday to Pier 15 in San Juan Harbor after a fire broke out in its engine room on Wednesday. The Puerto Rico Fire Department extinguished the fire on the vessel using 3,000…

A decision by the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) to extend last September’s general election polls in Trinidad by one hour has been ruled illegal by a High Court judge, who said nevertheless that this singular breach of the…

Tests have shown that it wasn’t disease or any other foul play involved in the deaths of hundreds of chickens at one farm in Guyana back in June. Authorities say samples, taken from the farm where about 800 birds died, and sent for testing…

The Zika virus, previously thought to only pose a major threat to developing babies, might also affect adult brains, new research has shown. Experiments with mice now suggest the virus can get to and damage brain cells in adults, adding…

Minister of science, energy and technology, Dr Andrew Wheatley, says the government of Jamaica is to finalise an agreement with Eight Rivers Energy Company to build and operate a 33.1 megawatt solar facility at Paradise Park, in…

Justice department officials in Curacao on Monday morning raided two companies owned by former minister of justice George Jamaloodin, including a security company, Speedy Security, in Saliña. Read more:…

The US says it has sent 15 Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United Arab Emirates - the largest single transfer during President Barack Obama's administration. Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37090851

The US Coast Guard has repatriated 97 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, since July 30. The Coast Guard Cutter Raymond Evans crew repatriated 32 Cuban migrants on Sunday; the Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo crew repatriated 35 Cuban…

Along with ongoing moves to tighten overall security in Trinidad and Tobago, National Security Minister Edmund Dillon said that, in seeking to examine the factors luring citizens to leave to join the terror group ISIS, the government will…

Lawmakers in St Vincent and the Grenadines should amend or scrap a draft cybercrime law that would allow for prison sentences of up to two years for defamation, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Monday. Legislators are…

Imam Nazim Mohammed has denied suggestions that he recruited Trinidad and Tobago national Shane Crawford to fight for extremist militant group ISIS. In fact, Mohammed said he does not know, nor has he ever spoken to or prayed with Crawford.…

The board of directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a grant to support the digitalisation of Caribbean music. This intervention responds to the global shift to digital music distribution, which has placed the…

Following a more than unpleasant welcome to the Olympic Athletes’ Village on Wednesday, the Jamaican delegation has settled in nicely following the official welcome ceremony yesterday. Read more:…

Jamaica has announced it will pay off its PetroCaribe oil debts to Venezuela with food, medication, and fertilizers, instead of cash, at a time when Venezuela is suffering from acute shortages of basic products amid a major economic and…

Nine Trinidad and Tobago nationals were expected to be deported from Turkey late Monday for allegedly trying to travel to Syria to join the terror group, Islamic State, also known as ISIS. Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi said that the men,…