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Oil company make final offer to Guyana
The US-based oil giant, Exxon Mobil Corporation says it has made a final investment decision to proceed with the first phase of development for...
Graffiti sprayed on the residence of St. Vincent and the Grenadines ambassador in Venezuela
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines ambassador to Venezuela, Andreas Wickham, will be provide with the “appropriate level of security” after a message was...
Grenada providing incentives for oil and gas exploration
The Grenada government has successfully tabled legislation providing incentives for oil and gas exploration here.
Government said that the Hydrocarbon Exploration Incentive bill 2017, will...
JAMAICA-National Identification system a priority of the Government says PM
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his administration plans to make the establishment of the National Identification System (NIDS) a priority.
Holness, in an address to...
Caribbean American ex-nurse convicted of murder for hire of Jamaican-born husband
A Caribbean American ex-registered nurse in Brooklyn, New York has been convicted of hiring a hitman to murder her Jamaican-born husband in 2013 after...
MONTSERRAT-Government presents EC$159 million dollar budget to Parliament
The Montserrat government has presented an EC$159.52 million (One EC dollar =US$0.37 cents) fiscal package to the National Assembly with Premier Donaldson Romeo announcing...
JAMAICA-Nearly 600 people murdered during the first six months of 2017
Nearly 600 people were murdered in Jamaica during the first six months of this year, figures released by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
It said...
TRINIDAD-Parliament passes legislation outlawing child marriages
The Trinidad and Tobago Parliament late Friday gave the green light to legislation outlawing child marriage with Prime Minister Keith Rowley urging legislators to...
Caribbean nationals among 113 arrested in U.S.
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says it has arrested a number of Caribbean nationals among 113 people during an operation...
Caribbean records increase in HIV/AIDS cases
The United Nations Special Envoy on HIV to the Caribbean Dr. Edward Greene is warning of an increase in HIV/AIDS infections in the Caribbean.
Speaking...
Trinidad government minister allegedly “patted down” by Jamaican immigration officials
(Caribbean News Service)
The Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ayanna Webster-Roy, has confirmed an incident in Jamaica where it is alleged that...
Visitors spend millions in Jamaica during first three months of 2017
Visitors to Jamaica spent an estimated US$759.3 million during the period January to March this year, according to figures released by the Planning Institute...
GUYANA-Opposition Leader warns of possible legal action as President rejects new list for GECOM
President David Granger says Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo must submit a new list of names of persons considered to be “fit and proper” for...