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Barbados’ Tourism Minister Richard Sealy has sought to allay concerns that Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) might lead to “fall out” in terms of tourist arrivals from that territory. He insisted that although the United Kingdom…

A man is in police custody after he walked into the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry, declared he was a member of terrorist group ISIS and threatened to blow up the bank if he did not get GUY$10 million (US$48,995). Read more:…

A pair of studies published last week focused on Zika’s complex relationship with dengue, which is closely related and spread by the same Aedes mosquito as Zika. In paper published in Nature Immunology on Thursday, researchers found that…

The United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) is significant to Jamaica’s tourism industry, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says, but there’s no need to panic as every effort will be made to secure the UK market. Last…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has begun responding to the news that Britain has voted to leave the European Union (EU). On Friday 52 percent of voters in a referendum in Britain opted out of remaining in the 28-member grouping. Prime…

Former United Nations General Assembly president and Antigua and Barbuda ambassador Dr John Ashe died suddenly on Wednesday, reportedly of a massive heart attack. Ashe was a central figure in an ongoing US criminal investigation. Read more…

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday June 24, 2016 – In response to concerns raised about the latest travel advisory issued by the Canadian government on Jamaica, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has contended that the move was routine and is not…

Barbados, Friday June 24, 2016 – Fear over the Zika virus has seen the demand for abortions soar in Latin America, according to researchers. Estimates published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday suggest there has been at…

Bahamas Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell on Tuesday accused the Save Our Bahamas campaign led by local pastors of “demonizing, and dehumanizing” the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to “frighten” Bahamians to…

The first Kuwaiti embassy in a CARICOM country, Guyana, is still on the cards, according to diplomats working quietly and diligently to see this proposal come to fruition. It may also very well be the first Arab diplomatic mission in a…

Nearly 10 years after UN members adopted a progressive Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), progress implementing the convention has been mixed, even at the UN itself, say disability advocates. Last week the 165…

Jamaica is preparing to tap into US$10.3 billion available to fund climate change adaptation and mitigation projects. The country is joining 200 other developing states in formulating viable proposals to access financing from the Green…

A High Court judge in Trinidad and Tobago has denied United States authorities a chance to join the judicial review lawsuit brought by FIFA corruption accused Jack Warner. Warner, through his attorneys, is challenging the decision by…

Civil Aviation Department Accident Investigation representatives are expected to today begin investigations into a plane crash on the Bahamian island of South Bimini that left two people dead. Shortly after 4 p.m. yesterday, the…

The LIAT flight attendant who came into Barbados with 11 pounds of cocaine in her handbag managed to pay the full BDS$52,000 (US$26,000) in fines imposed on her when she appeared in court yesterday and pleaded guilty to drug charges. Deann…