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human rights professor Robert Wintemute visited the Cayman Islands in January to deliver a lecture on the islands’ “out of date” laws on gay rights, there had been little discussion on the issue in the territory.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

(Caribbean360) Trinidad – Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in Trinidad and Tobago is working to reimburse debit card holders of thousands of dollars fraudsters took over the long Christmas holiday. The bank confirmed in a statement that it was…

(Caribbean 360) Antigua – Several countries in the Caribbean now operate a Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) under which high-worth foreigners can obtain citizenship and passports of these countries. The CIP has detractors both…

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica – The Malvern police are reporting that they seized a homemade firearm in Retirement district, Malvern, St Elizabeth today. Reports are that about 8:00 am, a team of officers conducted an operation when an…

Residents of Martinique, St. Lucia and Dominica have reported feeling a 5.5 magnitude which occurred in the early hours of this morning. According to the University of the West Indies’ Seismic Research Centre (SRC), the quake occurred at a…

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica Broilers Group recorded revenues of $9.17 billion for the quarter ending October 31, a six per cent increase on the $8.68 billion for the corresponding period last year. At the same time, the vertically…

(Barbados Today) A St Lucy man has been remanded to jail after appearing in the Holetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday on a murder charge. Alliston Greaves, 46, is charged with last Wednesday’s stabbing death of Cally-Ann Gill. Gill, 35,…

(Antigua Observer) Police are carrying out investigations into an alleged robbery and shooting of a female Chinese national at Fond Cole on December 23, 2015. According to reports from Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Sergeant Pellam…