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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…

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…