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TRINIDAD- Bloody start to the new year
At least five people have been killed since the start of the New Year as Trinidad and Tobago recorded a total of 494 murders...
JAMAICA-Opposition critical of government’s economic policies
The main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is expressing concern about what it termed the “under-performance” of the Jamaican economy.
In a statement, the PNP...
GUYANA-Pensioner dies after son sets her on fire
(News Room)
Seventy – three – year old Mengree Dahri known as ‘Gladys’ succumbed to injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Thursday, December 28,...
Jamaica to export tonnes of alumina to China
Jamaica’s largest alumina refinery, Alumina Partners of Jamaica (ALPART), will on Friday ship 35,000 tonnes of alumina to China, the first shipment since the...
JAMAICA- Four-year-old shoots and kills himself
A four-year-old boy is dead in Jamaica and police are now probing the circumstances that resulted in his demise.
He has been identified by the...
New head of state for Barbados
Prominent jurist Justice Sandra Mason will become Barbados eighth Governor General when she is sworn into office on January 8 next year.
She replaces Sir...
US scientists get early look at hurricane damage to Caribbean coral reefs
Scientists from the University at Buffalo, New York (UB) and California State University (Cal State) - Northridge have gotten an early look at the...
Rihanna calls for end to gun violence after death of cousin
The Barbados born international singer, Rihanna, has called for an end to gun violence in her country after her 21-year-old cousin was shot and...
BARBADOS – Dirty tap water spoils Christmas for some residents
(Barbados Nation News)
WHILE MOST BARBADIANS were having a merry time with family and friends yesterday, some folk in the north were experiencing a brown...
IMF examines Dominica’s CBI programme
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told Dominica that a prudent management framework of its Citizenship by Investment (CBI) revenues is key, regardless of...
GUYANA-Stillbirth baby with conjoined heads shocks Berbice doctors
(News Room)
The case of a stillbirth baby with conjoined heads, delivered to a Berbice teenager Saturday, December 16, 2017, has shocked medical personnel.
The 18-year-old,...
Justin Gatlin ‘shocked’ by newspaper’s doping allegations
World 100-meter champion Justin Gatlin fired coach Dennis Mitchell following an undercover investigation reported Tuesday that appeared to show people linked to the sprinter offering...
Brantley to be installed as premier of Nevis, public holiday declared
A public holiday has been declared for Nevis today, Tuesday, December 19th, 2017, one day after the island held peaceful, free and fair elections.
The...