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ST. KITTS-St. Lucian academic named judge of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
Professor Eddy Ventose, the St. Lucian-born academic, who featured prominently in a legal battle to ensure that his name was included on the voters...
DOMINICA-PM urges residents to be prepared even as Isaac downgraded to tropical storm
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Tuesday urged citizens to be “fully prepared’” as Dominica was placed on a hurricane watch despite Hurricane Isaac being downgraded...
ST. VINCENT-Man in penis slashing case drops charge
iWN-The man who, in July, had to get 16 stitches to his penis to close a gash inflicted by his girlfriend, on Monday told...
St. Lucia PM wants justice for national shot and killed in United States
St. Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet Monday said “ a lot of immigrants” entering the United States were fearful for their lives as he...
Trinidad Parliament to debate CCJ move next year
The Trinidad and Tobago government says it will table legislation next year seeking to make the Caribbean Court of Justice, (CCJ), the island’s final...
JAMAICA making it easier to adopt children
The Jamaica government says it is seeking to update legislation that would make the adoption of children less tedious and conform to international standards.
Minister...
Hurricane Isaac holding steady in strength
Hurricane Isaac, the fifth hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season, was holding steady in its strength as it moves towards the Windward islands...
US based cryptocurrency exchange to launch new trading platform for Caribbean and Latin America
The US-based cryptocurrency exchange agency Bittrex, has announced a partnership with a Cryptofacil, a new cryptocurrency trading platform designed to accommodate citizens in the Caribbean...
St. Lucian man killed when policewoman enters wrong apartment
An investigation has been launched by the Dallas police and the Dallas County District Attorney’s office following an incident late Thursday in which an...
GUYANA-Teachers end strike, resume work on today
The Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) have agreed to send their industrial dispute to arbitration paving the way for striking...
GUYANA-Government and teachers agree to send dispute to arbitration
The Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) have agreed to send their industrial dispute to arbitration paving the way for striking...
New government named in Haiti
Haiti has unveiled a new government, two months after prime minister Jack Guy Lafontant, resigned following days of violent protests against fuel price rises.
The...
BERMUDA-Florence intensifies to a Category 3 hurricane as it drifts towards Bermuda
Bermudians were upgrading their storm supply kits as Hurricane Florence intensified on Wednesday to a powerful Category 3 storm packing maximum sustained winds of...