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JAMAICA-Body of school girl found three days after being reported missing
A human rights and advocacy group Monday called for more protection for children as a junior government minister condemned as “cruel, inhumane and barbaric”...
Barbados rocked by 4.2 magnitude earthquake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 was recorded here on Saturday afternoon but there were no immediate reports of damages or injuries.
The Seismic Research...
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes Trinidad and Tobago
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 was felt in sections of the twin-island republic on Sunday afternoon.
The Seismic Research Centre at the University...
Trinidad Under Flood Waters
The Trinidad and Tobago government Saturday said teams were working to rescue people trapped by floods and landslides caused by heavy rains here over...
TRINIDAD-Man sentenced to jail for faking his own kidnapping
A 24-year-old man was sentenced to 30 days hard labour after he falsely reported that he had been kidnapped by armed men earlier this...
ECLAC says expansion of economic activity across the region will continue in 2019
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says economic activity for countries across the region is set to expand throughout the...
US Coast Guard offloads thousands of pounds of cocaine in Caribbean Sea
The United States Coast Guard says the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber offloaded over three thousand pounds of cocaine and...
MONTSERRAT-Premier Romeo faces uphill task to keep government in power
Premier Donaldson Romeo’s four-year-old government faces an uphill task to complete its first five-year term in office after an independent legislator filed a motion...
JAMAICA-Case challenging Jamaica’s anti-buggery laws to be heard
The London-based Human Dignity Trust (HDT) Tuesday said it welcomed the decision by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to accept the admissibility...
GRENADA-Opposition calls for postponement of next month’s referendum
The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Monday called for a postponement of the November 6 referendum on whether or not Grenada should replace...
ST. KITTS-Opinion poll gives ruling party significant edge to win next election
The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Research Services Inc. (CARDES) Monday said if an election were called now in St. Kitts-Nevis, the ruling Team Unity government...
Barbados government to axe more than 1,000 jobs
The Barbados government says at least 1, 500 public workers will be laid off over the next few weeks as it seeks to turn...
BARBADOS-Farmers call on government to stop importing chicken wings
The Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) has called on the government to stop importing chicken wings.
Chief Executive Officer James Paul, a former legislator, made the...