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(Caribbean360) The Government of Barbados has signed two agreements with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for a loan to help finance and execute a programme to strengthen human and social development. Describing the project as…

(Antigua Observer) St. George’s, Grenada, Dec 21, CMC – Grenada says it will implement “all necessary measures that are legal” as it puts its disease surveillance system on alert in light of confirmed deaths related to the H1N1 virus or…

(Antigua Observer) The chairman of the Antigua Hotels and Tourist Association (AHTA) has expressed concern over possible impact increased terror attacks around the world could have on the nation’s tourism industry. Alex Debrito told…

(Antigua Observer) The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has congratulated Dr. Ralph Gonsalves on his “re-election to the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines” even as it said it has taken note of the “allegations…

(Jamaica Observer) THE Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says it has found an alternate bidder for the engineering, procurement and construction services for the 190-megawatt power plant to be built in Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine, and is now…

(Antigua Observer) St. Johns, Antigua - Under pressure to deliver a legally required report on the nation’s Citizenship by Investment program (CIP), Prime Minister Gaston Browne has revealed the CIP passport count has surpassed 800.…

(Antigua Observer) The European Union is again urging Antigua & Barbuda to remove the death penalty from its books. Deputy Head of the EU mission for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Silvia Kofler said it’s not good enough for…

(Caribbean360) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has urged the World Trade Organization (WTO) to join a successful year for multilateral diplomacy by delivering trade deals which will drive global economic growth and uplift the poor.…

(Caribbean360) A 43-year-old woman who was born in Trinidad will spend between 25 years and life in prison in New York for killing and dismembering her Guyanese-born tenant and dumping her body parts in several locations. Leah Cuevas, who…

An official request has been made for an investigation into the United National Congress (UNC) December 5 internal leadership elections in Trinidad and Tobago, the Trinidad Express reported. Attorney Michael Rooplal has written to the…

The Supervisor of Elections in St. Vincent and the Grenadines has denied any wrongdoing in the controversy surrounding the results of last Wednesday’s general election. In a carbon copy of the 2010 results, the ruling Unity Labour Party…

(Antigua Observer) Trinidad and Tobago is among oil-producing countries in Latin America and the Caribbean severely affected by the sharp drop in petroleum prices, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced. It says exports…

(Antigua Observer) Kingston, Jamaica – A 59-year-old teacher will appear in court on January 5 next year after she was charged with beating a student with a ruler at a prestigious St Richard’s Primary School in St Andrew. The Jamaica…

(Caribbean360) A 26-year-old Bahamian man received serious injuries when he was attacked by a shark while fishing in the Bahamas on Friday, according to the US Coast Guard. Richard Pinder of Spanish Wells, Eleuthera, was reportedly diving…

(Jamaica Observer) NASSAU, Bahamas – The Grand Bahamas Human Rights Association (GBHRA) has criticized the Bahamas government over the continued detention of a Jamaican “for the better part of a decade”. The GBHRA said that it was also…