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JAMAICA-Government announces date for by-election
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says a by-election will be held in the Corporate Area constituency of St. Andrew Northwestern on March 5, to elect...
US customs agents seize cocaine inside vessel leaving USVI towards Puerto Rico
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says its Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents along with agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized 292...
TRINIDAD-Manhunt For Child Molester Who Recorded Encounter
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Police are on the hunt for a man who allegedly videotaped a child performing a sexual act on him.
Officers confirmed on Wednesday night...
5-y-o girl burned in voodoo ritual in US; 2 charged
(AP)-Two sisters tied down and burned a 5-year-old girl, permanently disfiguring her, in a voodoo ritual meant to rid her of a demon causing...
New OECS Tourism Project Earmarked to Upgrade Castries City
Sections of the capital city of Castries should expect a facelift, as one part of a new tourism enhancement project funded by the World...
TRINIDAD-Committee to investigate issues surrounding selection of top cop
The Trinidad and Tobago Parliament Friday agreed to the establishment of a Special Select Committee to look into the issues surrounding the appointment of...
Fidel Castro’s eldest son takes own life, state media reports
(CNN) Fidel "Fidelito" Castro Díaz-Balart, the eldest son of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, took his own life on Thursday, the island's state-run...
GRENADA-Opposition urges ruling party to sign “no bribery pledge”
The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), is challenging the ruling New National Party (NNP), to sign a joint bribery pledge in which both...
TRINIDAD-Opposition leader says no to meeting with PM on appointment of police commissioner
Leader of the main opposition United National Congress (UNC), Kamla Persad-Bissessar has declined an invitation by Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley to discuss the...
The Barbados economy is slowing down warns IMF
The Washington based International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concern about Barbados’ large fiscal deficit, high debt and low foreign reserves.
Executive Directors concluded in...
JAMAICA-State of Emergency in western parish extended
The state of public emergency in the western parish of St. James has been extended for another three months.
On Tuesday, the lower house voted...
TRINIDAD records bloodiest January in history
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Monday appealed for support from law-abiding citizens as the twin-island republic recorded the highest number of murders...
British legislators urge Bermuda to withdraw ban on same-sex marriages
British legislators have expressed disappointment that the Bermuda government is backtracking on marriage equality and has urged the British Overseas Territory to withdraw legislation...