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The number of confirmed laboratory cases of the H1N1 “swine flu” virus has increased from 74 to 81 but there has been only one Zika case, Trinidad’s Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh has disclosed. Deyalsingh was speaking at a news…

The electoral observation mission of the Organization of American States (OAS/EOM) to the February 25 general parliamentary elections in Jamaica highlighted good practices and formulated recommendations to further assist the country in its…

Anti-government rebels and Russia have both reported breaches of the fragile truce in Syria - now in its second day. Russian planes have attacked several sites in northern Syria, activists say. Read more at:…

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), working closely with the US Department of Transportation (DOT), seized last Wednesday a shipment of 380 imported high intensity discharge (HID) conversion kits. The domestic value of the shipment was…

St. Vincent and the Grenadines has joined the list of Caribbean countries where the mosquito-borne Zika virus has been confirmed. Minister of Health Senator Luke Browne made the disclosure in Parliament yesterday evening. Read more:…

There was a “significant increase” in reports of suspicious financial transactions and activities believed to be linked to terrorists in Trinidad and Tobago in 2015, with more than 100 individuals suspected of participating in terrorist…

Caribbean governments have been urged to speed up legal and regulatory reform amid predictions of slower economic growth for the region, following last year’s mixed fortunes. The advice came yesterday from the Caribbean Development Bank…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is mounting an electoral observer mission to monitor the general elections to be held in Jamaica on Thursday. The mission is headed by Josephine Tamai, chief elections officer, Elections and Boundaries…

A prominent attorney said on Sunday he will seek to have Bahamas foreign affairs and immigration minister Fred Mitchell committed to prison for contempt of court over his statements on the court-ordered release of two Cuban nationals. Fred…

The government of Dominica is currently in discussion with an international firm for the construction of a new community for Petite Savanne residents who lost their homes during Tropical Storm Erika in August 2015. Some 823 residents were…

The director general of the United States office of the Cuban ministry of foreign affairs, Josefina Vidal, said US President Barak Obama will be welcomed by the government and people of Cuba, with their characteristic hospitality, during…

Teachers at Trinidad and Tobago’s largest secondary school have been advised by their union to show up for work tomorrow, after a plot by gang members to attack the school was foiled on Friday. President of the Trinidad and Tobago Unified…

Desnoes and Geddes Limited has announced that it will resume production of Red Stripe from Jamaica for export to the North American market in September, just over three years after production shifted to the United States. The move is…

Petrus Private Bank has opened its doors in St. Lucia, becoming the 15th licensed international bank operating from the Eastern Caribbean island. It officially began doing business on Tuesday. Read more:…

Over 900 entries from 93 countries have been received for the KingstOOn Emerging Animators Content Competition (KEACC) and the KingstOOn International Animation Film Festival (KIACC). “This is an amazing achievement when you consider that…