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(Caribbean News Now) Haiti - Following a working meeting on Tuesday with President Michel Martelly, Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has confirmed in a letter signed by its president, Pierre-Louis Opont, "that it is able to…

An alert has been issued by the Pan American Health Organisation for the Caribbean region as a result of cases of the mosquito-borne Zika Virus that have occurred. The Zika Virus is transmitted by the same Aedes Aegypti mosquito that is…

US President, Barack Obama is expected to meet an extensive international agenda this year including visits to European and Asian nations, as well as Colombia and Peru, with the possibility of also visiting Cuba. Obama’s visit to Peru has…

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica — The man who made headlines in 2012 with his wife after the decomposing body of their two-year-old son was found in a suitcase at their Chisolm Avenue, Kingston home, has again been arrested. This time, he is…

(Caribbean360) Antigua – The Government has stepped in to assist a 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set alight by her mother on New Year’s Day, and has sent the teenager overseas for specialist treatment. Shaveesa Gasper suffered second…

(Trinidad Express) Anthony Smith, 30, was yesterday rearrested and slapped with 21 charges involving human trafficking, child prostitution and assault. Among the charges is that of recruiting a child within Trinidad and Tobago for the…

(Caribbean news now) Puerto Rico - US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) field operations officers completed the seizure of 10,000 counterfeit toy dolls arriving in Puerto Rico in a shipment from China. The estimated domestic value of the…

(Jamaica Observer) A Clarendon woman who attempted to smuggle just over three pounds of ganja to Curacao was yesterday sentenced to 12 months in prison for the crime. Kayon Foster, a mother of two, was also slapped with several fines…

(Dominica News Online) Saint Lucia started accepting applications for citizenship by investment from January 1, 2016. This follows an announcement made by Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony during his opening address to the Global Citizens…

(Caribbean360) Following the discovery of contaminated fuel at gas stations across the island, Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell has appointed a private sector-led committee to undertake a comprehensive review of the petroleum trade in…

(Antigua Observer) Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Mark Phillips has announced the re-establishment of the Guyana People’s Militia (GPM) , in keeping with the policy of the six month old administration. Phillips said…

(Antigua Observer) Dominicans have been warned to take series precautions against the mosquito borne Zika virus. The warning has come from Environmental Health Officer, Morrison McPherson who pointed out that the virus is getting closer to…

(Caribbean360) St. Vincent – One of the National Democratic Party’s (NDP) losing candidates in the December 9 elections was today granted bail on charges of assaulting police, following his arrest at an opposition protest yesterday. Ben…

(Caribbean360) When human rights professor Robert Wintemute visited the Cayman Islands in January to deliver a lecture on the islands’ “out of date” laws on gay rights, there had been little discussion on the issue in the territory. Since…

(Caribbean360) Activists and researchers dedicated to the study of gender violence in Cuba insist on the need for a comprehensive law to protect the victims and prevent the problem, which was publicly ignored until only a few years ago in…