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Grenada on the look-out for measles
Grenada, which has not recorded a case of measles for the past two decades, says it is stepping up surveillance at ports of entry...
BARBADOS-Husband fined for posting nude photos of wife on social media
A 33-year-old man, who used his cellular phone to post nude photos of his wife on the social media platform, WhatsApp, on Christmas Day...
US backs opposition leader as Venezuela president
US President Donald Trump has said he recognises Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president.
It came minutes after the 35-year-old declared himself as...
New study warns of inadequate prevention responses to HIV epidemic in the Caribbean
A study has found that while the Caribbean has made progressing in responding to the HIV epidemic, the impact of the prevention response has...
ST. KITTS-Opposition party reiterates call for government to release IMF report
The main opposition St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) says the decision by the government in refusing to make public the latest report of the...
ST. VINCENT-Opposition NDP confident of court victory in election petitions, three years later
The leader of the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP), Dr. Godwin Friday, Monday described as “wishful thinking” any suggestion that the party would...
SURINAME-Hilarious reactions over the arrest of crack granny
The arrest of a 75-year-old grandmother on drug related charges is resulting in people hilariously trolling police and calling for her release.
The woman had...
Region urged to prepare for possibility of severe outbreak of Dengue Fever
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has called on health officials across the region to prepare for the possibility of a severe outbreak of the...
ST. KITTS-PM defends decision not to make IMF report public
rime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris Wednesday said his administration is using the option available to it on whether or not to make public the...
GRENADA-Government to pay increase pensions to public workers
The Grenada government says it is moving ahead with plans to increase the pension for public sector workers to 70 per cent, even as...
Sandals pulls out of Tobago
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Sandals Resort International has announced that it is pulling out of the Tobago project - one which was expected to be the biggest ever undertaken by...
HAITI-Caribbean American legislators call for more international aid for Haiti
Caribbean American legislators here have called for international support for Haiti, as the country observes the ninth anniversary of the devastating earthquake.
New York State...
BARBADOS-Government puts temporary freeze on borrowing
The Barbados government has put a temporary freeze on borrowing even as it reported an improvement in the island’s economic position.
“Over the next four...