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An international academic is recommending the decriminalization of prostitution in the Caribbean. Professor Kamala Kempadoo of York University suggests this would help the region get a handle on the sex trade, protect at-risk groups, and…

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Dr. Andrew Wheatley has ordered security audits for the websites of all government ministries, departments and agencies to determine their level of exposure to cyber attacks. It comes on the heels…

A Chinese-owned bauxite company will be fined for an oil spill that has contaminated the Demerara River in Guyana. But while the country’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) works out the penalty for Bosai Minerals Group (Guyana) Inc,…

The PMDB, the largest party in Brazil's ruling coalition, has voted for an "immediate exit" from President Dilma Rousseff's government. The move could hasten impeachment proceedings against President Rousseff, correspondents say. Read…

Leader of the opposition, Arnhim Eustace, has released evidence of what he claimed were defective and therefore invalid ballots cast in two constituencies in the 2015 general election in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Read more at:…

A November 2015 report compiled by the Inter American Development Bank (IDB), was critical of the state of civil aviation in Guyana, and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) came under heavy criticism for controlling both technical…

The March 15, 2016, indictment in Massachusetts of Mark A. Jones, former chairman and VP of Global Gateway Solutions Inc., on charges of defrauding retirees on a “bridge loan” Ponzi scheme based in Jamaica has raised questions as to what…

It was second time lucky for interim President Jocelerme Privert after Parliament yesterday approved his choice for prime minister less than a week after rejecting United States-trained economist Fritz Jean. Lawmakers in this…

A JetBlue airplane made a rough landing as it touched down in Nassau, Friday afternoon. According to officials, JetBlue flight 29 reported a front-end landing gear malfunction before landing, at around 4:30 p.m READ MORE:…

Following the recent dismissal of Trinidad and Tobago's minister of housing and urban development, Marlene McDonald, for misbehaviour in public office, by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, yet more questions have arisen over parliamentary…

Following a recent claim by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Grenada that three young children had died at the General Hospital, reportedly from gastroenteritis, and a denial by the ministry of health, a local radio talk…

Cuban President Raul Castro officially received his US counterpart Barack Obama at the Revolution Palace in Havana on Monday. This is the third time the two presidents have met since the joint announcement of December 17, 2014, where they…

The US Virgin Islands Department of Health received confirmation over the weekend of a case positive for zika virus in a 39-year-old male on St Thomas. “The department anticipates additional cases will be confirmed as new lab results come…

President Barack Obama has arrived in Cuba for a historic visit to the island and talks with its communist leader. He is the first sitting US president to visit since the 1959 revolution, which heralded decades of hostility. Read more at:…

Guyanese voted in local government elections on Saturday, for the first time in more than two decades, and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo is urging the 507,633 people eligible to vote to ensure they cast their ballots. Read more:…