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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…

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…