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JAMAICA- Employment at an all time high
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), is reporting that more Jamaicans are now employed than at any other period in the country’s history.
According to...
Tropical storm warning issued for Barbados
Barbados is now under a tropical storm warning.
In an advisory, the Barbados Meteorological Services said the area of low-pressure east of the island has...
Human remains discovered after 12-year search for American student in Aruba
There is another twist to the mystery surrounding the disappearance of American high school graduate Natalee Holloway following the discovery of human remains in...
St. Vincent-Woman set ablaze after refusing to have sex with a man
Police say a man is assisting their investigations as they probe the circumstances that led to a 44-year-old woman being set ablaze in a...
Barbados rattled by earthquake
The Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre is reporting that an earthquake occurred north east of Barbados in the wee hours of this morning.
The magnitude 3.8...
CAL flight attendant arrested in Trinidad
A Caribbean Airlines flight attendant is now in police custody. He is accused of trying to smuggle in US dollars into Trinidad and Tobago.
According...
Jamaican MP dies suddenly
The Member of Parliament for St Mary South East Dr. Winston Green has died.
Green, a long-time member of the People’s National Party died at...
Barbados Police probing sex video involving minor
An official investigation has now been launched into a disturbing sex video circulating on social media, in which a 14-year-old boy is seen performing...
Five killed as car plunges off cliff in Dominica
Five people were killed when a car plunged down a precipice and into the sea to the north of here early Sunday.
The police report...
Jamaica Education Minister buckles, withdraws statement
(Caribbean News Service)
Education Minister Ruel Reid has withdrawn statements he made linking a number of schools here to corruption and extortion practices.
“I withdraw the...
Haiti votes to ban same–sex marriages
CaribbeanNewsService)
Haitian lawmakers have approved legislation prohibiting same sex marriages as well as banning all forms of public demonstrations in support of homosexuality hormone replacement...
New York Police report spike in Caribbean immigrant crime victims seeking special visas
New York City’s Department of Investigation (DOI) says the New York Police Department (NYPD) has seen a dramatic increase in the number of undocumented...
JAMAICA-Rift Over Anal Sex Law Forces Council Of Churches To Call For Special Sitting
The 13-member Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) will be holding a special sitting in the coming weeks to hopefully arrive at a uniformed position...