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The Court of First Instance in Curacao on Friday issued a confiscation order for 72.5 million guilders (US$40.96 million) against local lottery owner Robbie dos Santos. Santos was found guilty of possession of a firearm, money laundering,…

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) will be implementing a tax stamp system for the monitoring of alcohol and cigarettes. The system, which will be introduced on a phased basis, allows for the authority to verify the authenticity of alcohol…

In what appears to the first money laundering conviction in the Eastern Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, a Venezuelan national was sentenced to 12 months in prison after the authorities found a treasure trove of cash in his hotel room, and…

A police officer was among seven people, wanted on lottery scamming charges in the United States, who were arrested on extradition warrants in Jamaica yesterday. The constable and the other six were among a total of 19 people who were…

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…