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BVI-New Premier moving to regularise the status of Caribbean nationals
Newly elected Premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Andrew Fahie says his administration will not support the cultivation of a “Caribbean underclass” in...
ST. KITTS-Harris re-elected as leader of PLP
Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris has been re-elected unopposed as the leader of the People’s Labour Party (PLP), one of the parties in the...
EU names five Caribbean countries on new blacklist
The European Union Tuesday named five Caribbean countries on a new list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions which it said had been based on an...
TRINIDAD-Drug testing for police officers
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Monday said it would begin conducting random drug testing on police officers and that Police Commissioner Gary...
DOMINICA-Police investigating death of first form secondary school student
Police are investigating the death of a first form secondary school student, whose body was found at his home in Coulibistrie, a village on...
TRINIDAD-CAL cancels flights to Venezuela
The state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Monday said that it had cancelled all flights to Venezuela on Monday following an electricity blackout that has hit...
BELIZE-Opposition files lawsuit against PM and two others
Opposition Leader John Briceño and the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Julius Espat, have filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister Dean Barrow asking...
JAMAICA-IMF funds for Jamaica
Jamaica stands to receive US$224 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after a delegation from the Washington-based financial institution ended a two week...
ST. LUCIA on alert amidst reported dengue deaths in Martinique
Health officials in St Lucia have issued an alert in light of reported deaths due to the mosquito-borne disease, dengue, in the neighboring French...
GUYANA-Man jailed for raping child
A 42 year old man has been sentenced to 44 years in jail after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting an 11 year-old...
Barbados dismisses claims it could suffer as a result of CSME requirement
Barbados has dismissed as “propaganda”, claims that the island could suffer a social fallout as a result of the implementation of the Protocol of...
ST. LUCIA- Government calls for “fresh and fair” elections in Venezuela
The Allen Chastanet led administration has pointed to the need for Venezuela to have fresh and fair elections .
In a statement on Thursday, the...
TRINIDAD – Investigation launched as CAL plane hits wall
Caribbean Airlines (CAL), has launched an investigation following an incident in which a plane hit a wall at the terminal building at the Piarco International airport.
In...