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JAMAICA looking to construct thousands of new hotel rooms
Jamaica says it is hoping to boost the economy through the construction of 6,000 additional hotel rooms early next year.
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said...
ST. VINCENT-Man jailed for beating girlfriend whom he accused of having sex with senior...
A magistrate has sentenced a 26-year-old man to three years in jail who assaulted his girlfriend after accusing her of having sex in the...
US food company recalls “Fiesta Corn” from some Caribbean countries
The US company, Del Monte Foods has recalled over 60,000 cases of incompletely sterilized canned corn from eight countries in the regon.
The countries affected...
CCJ President urges Caribbean countries to stop procrastinating and join regional court
The President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Adrian Saunders, says while some regional countries that do not need a referendum to...
TRINIDAD-Police halt opposition party motorcade
The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) Monday questioned the decision of the police to halt a motorcade to highlight what it termed “injustices” in...
DOMINICA-PM Skerrit hints at changes to retirement age
The Dominica government says it intends to hold a national consultation on the age of retirement as it pointed out that in the developed...
CARIBBEAN-US immigration agents nab Caribbean nationals in operation targeting criminal aliens
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says several Caribbean nationals were among 105 foreign nationals taken into custody during a five-day...
Remittances to the Caribbean projected to reach new record in 2018
The World Bank says remittances to low- and middle-income countries, including those in the Caribbean, grew rapidly and are projected to reach a new...
GUYANA-US diplomat says Guyanese not fully aware of impact of oil discoveries
The United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, Friday said citizens of this Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country are still not fully aware of the...
ST. VINCENT-Former police officer jailed for having sex with minor
A High Court judge Friday sentenced a former police officer to 45 year in jail after he was found guilty last month of having...
Buju released from prison
(Jamaica Observer)
Reggae singer Buju Banton has been released from the McRae Correctional Facility in Georgia, a source close to the entertainer has informed OBSERVER ONLINE.The...
ST. LUCIA-Government to focus on further reducing unemployment
Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says while the islands unemployment rate has declined from 25 per cent to 21.8 per cent during his administration’s two and...
HAITI-Former head of police charged with 2016 illegal arms shipment
The lawyers representing former director general of the Haitian National Police (PNH), Godson Orelus, is threatening to take legal action against an investigating judge...