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CARICOM passport superior to American
A recent Caribbean Court of Justice ruling has re-enforced the fact that a passport issued by any of the 15 member states of CARICOM is considered superior to that of...
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Costa Ricans condemn increased US aggres…
San José, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivarian Circle Yamileth López and the Costa Rican Popular Center for Social Studies (Cbylo-Cpces) of Costa Rica today condemned the increase in the...
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Panamanians among the most obese in Cent…
PANAMA, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) Panama is today the fourth most obese and overweight country in Central America and the Caribbean, which constitutes a risk factor for the incidence of...
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CARICOM to mount fact-finding mission to…
As Haiti continues to struggling with gang violence, kidnappings and political unrest, it remains a challenge to CARICOM Heads and even though the situation is complex and there are a...
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With World Half Marathon Record, Yeshane…
When Ababel Yeshaneh crossed the finish line at the Ras Al-Khaimah Half Marathon on Friday morning (21) in a world record of 1:04:31, she made a piece of athletics history.
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Rojas Breaks World Indoor Triple Jump Re…
With her final attempt of the evening, Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas bounded out to a world indoor triple jump record of 15.43m* at the Meeting Villa de Madrid, the final World Athletics...
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CARICOM Development Fund To Be Restructu…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 22, 2020- So serious are the issues facing the region that its leaders have decided to restructure the CARICOM Development Fund to enable it to raise additional...
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Barbados Is Open To Business says PM Mia…
"Barbados’ doors are open to “clean, progressive and innovative businesses.” This was Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s clear message on Thursday night as she delivered remarks at the official opening...
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IMF Concerned about Impact of COVID-19 V…
RIYADH, February 22, 2020 - Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva today sounded a note of caution to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors...
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GUYANA | Granger commits to promoting sc…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 20, 2020 - Guyana's President David Granger, has given a commitment to support the continued development of the science education curriculum which he said was key to...
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JAMAICA | Phillips bemoans lack of incen…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 2020 - People’s National Party (PNP) president and Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips says Jamaica’s productive industries, especially the agricultural sector, are hamstrung by the...
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CARICOM | SG posits all-inclusive approa…
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana - Building a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that is hardened to shocks requires an approach that embraces the talents, skills and resources of all...
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CARICOM Crime & Violence Summit set …
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is not happy with the high level of crime and violence affecting member states and will convene a multidisciplinary...
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CARICOM SG commends regional response on…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 18, 2020 - CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, has commended the health emergency response mechanism engineered by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to keep the Community...
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CARICOM | Regional Response to Novel Cor…
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Prime Minister of Saint Lucia and Outgoing Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, Hon. Allan Chastanet, has lauded the Region’s response...
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CARICOM | Communiqué - 31st Inter-Sessio…
GEORGETOWN, February 19, 2020 - Guyana The Thirty-First Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Bridgetown, Barbados, 18-19 February 2020. ...
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JAMAICA | State of Emergency announced for Eastern Kingston
KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 26, 2020 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness, today announced yet another State of Emergency for…
JAMAICA | Latest Ranking Confirms Island's Corrupt Image says …
KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 23, 2020: The People’s National Party (PNP) says Jamaica’s four-point plunge in the most recent Tr…
JAMAICA | Government Moves to Develop Port Royal
KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 22, 2020 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government of Jamaica will move to impleme…
JAMAICA | Robinson outraged by waste of public Funds by Energy…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 21, 2020: The People’s National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister of Information and technology, Julian …
JAMAICA | Two Nominated, PNP Boycotts March 2 By-Election for …
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 12, 2020 – The Jamaica Labour Party’s Pearnel Charles Jr and Independent candidate Derrick Lamber…
CARICOM | CARICOM Chair concerned about Regional Violence
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 5, 2020 - CARICOM Chairman, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, is concerned about the hig…
JAMAICA | March 2 By Election Date for SE Clarendon – PNP refu…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 5, 2020 - Consequent upon the resignation of Rudyard Spencer as Member of Parliament for Clarendo…
GUYANA | Granger to abolish squatting, make estate lands avail…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - February 2, 2020- Should the David Granger-lead coalition be re-elected to office in the March 2 ,genera…
JAMAICA | Phillips bemoans lack of incentive for productive se…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 2020 - People’s National Party (PNP) president and Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phil…
CARICOM | Blacklisting comes under microscope at Intersessiona…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 18, 2020- As the 31st Intersessional meeting of the Caribbean Community got under way this mor…
CDB projects lopsided economic growth for CARICOM Region in 20…
BRIDGETOWN Barbados, February 18, 2020 - The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is projecting regional economic growth to incre…
BARBADOS | Central Bank Announces Further Ease Of Exchange Con…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Febrtuary 17, 2020 - The Central Bank of Barbados has with effect from today, a new policy, which will …
JAMAICA | Port Royal Welcomes First Cruise Ship
KINGSTON, January 21, 2020 - The historic town of Port Royal, in Kingston, welcomed its first cruise ship, the Marella Discov…
JAMAICA | Tourist Industry Earns US$500 Million More Than Last…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 17, 2020- Tourism Minister Edmond Bartlett, says preliminary report from the Jamaica Tourist Board…
ANTIGUA | Former B'dos Prime Minister appointed LIAT Chairman
St. John's, January 6, 2020 - Former prime minister of Barbados, Owen Arthur, is to take up the Chairmanship of the Boa…
JAMAICA | Bartlett Welcomes Increasing Levels of Foreign Direc…
MONTEGO BAY, October 21, 2019 - Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, says there is no cause for concern by Jamaicans…
JAMAICA | No Apology PNP tells Shaw! Await Auditor General's P…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 7, 2019: People’s National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister of Agriculture and Member of Parliam…
JAMAICA | Virtudes Hemp Farm breaks ground in Westmoreland
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica November 22, 2019 – Despite banking challenges that hamper the smooth development and operation of the …
JAMAICA | RADA Probe - PNP says the facts will speak for thems…
Kingston, Jamaica, November 22, 2019: Against the background of credibility challenges and vehement denials by the Chairman o…
JAMAICA | Farmers To Benefit From Tourism Boom
MONTEGO BAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2019 - Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, is encouraging…
CARICOM | SG posits all-inclusive approach to strengthening CA…
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana - Building a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that is har…
CARICOM Crime & Violence Summit set for April in Trinidad
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is not happy with the high leve…
CARICOM | Regional Response to Novel Corona-virus is 'Regional…
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Prime Minister of Saint Lucia and Outgoing…
CARICOM | Communiqué - 31st Inter-Sessional Meeting, CARICOM H…
GEORGETOWN, February 19, 2020 - Guyana The Thirty-First Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of t…
Jamaica commemorates Cuban National Day
Kingston, Jamaica, February 10 2020 - The Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Kingstonl celebrated the 61st Anniversary of the…
TRINIDAD | Office of the Prime Minister, Whitehall Officially …
PORT-OF-SPAIN, January 25, 2020- The original home of the Office of the Prime Minister, the historic all-white building, Whit…
Cuba criticizes Pompeo's position on the Caribbean
Havana, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has criticized the position of U.S. Secretary of State Mike P…
JAMAICA not obliged to harmonize foreign policy with any natio…
KINGSTON, January 21, 2020 - Jamaica's Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson-Smith has declared that Jamaica is under no obli…
UNITED STATES | THOM Bell, Jamaican-American Music Producer
WASHINGTON, DC, January 31, 2020 - It is said that if one looks at any field in almost any country in the world, you ca…
DIASPORA | Scholarship Fund Praised for Nurturing Jamaican Yo…
WASHINGTON DC, January 20, 2020 - The David Wagga Hunt Scholarship Foundation has been recognized by the Jamaica’s Ambassador…
Jamaican Embassy in Washington to be Honoured by Scholarship F…
WASHINGTON, DC, January 16, 2019 - The Embassy of Jamaica will be honoured at this year’s David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship…
JAMAICA | Christmas message from H.E. Audrey Marks to Jamaican…
WASHINGTON DC, December 21, 2019 - Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States Her Excellency Audrey Marks, has called on Jamai…
Venezuelan Opposition Rejects Juan Guaido's Leadership
The Venezuelan opposition stated on Sunday that they would not be seeking the reelection of the self-proclaime…
BOLIVIA | Bolivian Police Asks Mexican Embassy to Hand Over Re…
La Paz Police Commander William Cordero Tuesday demanded that Mexico hand over supporters and former officials of the Mo…
Latin America | Mexico Accuses Bolivia of Intimidating Its Dip…
Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said Monday that it was “deeply concerned” about “excessive” surveillance of the …
BOLIVIA | Evo Morales Vows to Return to Bolivia After Right-Wi…
The democratically elected President of Bolivia, Evo Morales has congratulated the Movement for Socialism…
Britain Secretly Funded Reuters in 60s and 70s Using the BBC
The British government secretly funded Reuters News Agency in the 1960s and 1970s as part of an anti-Soviet propaganda progra…
Israeli Intelligence Involved in Killing of Soleimani: NBC
The Israeli intelligence played a role in the U.S.' assassination of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani on Janua…
Thousands Mourn Iranian General as Quds Force Unfurls Red Flag
With shouts of “Death to America,” tens of thousands of people marched in Iraq Saturday to mourn Iranian military commander Q…
With the US and Iran on the brink of war, the dangers of Trump…
President Donald Trump’s policy toward Iran is in deep crisis. The president’s approach has the support neither of America’s …
Palestinians will never be convinced a deal with Israel is wor…
With typical Trumpian bombast, the so-called “deal of the century” for Israel-Palestine “peace” was unveiled in Washington on…
How mega infrastructure projects in Africa, Asia and Latin Ame…
Huge investments in infrastructure are redefining global development, from China’s Belt and Road Initiative to infrastructure…
Russia steps up efforts to fill gaps left by America’s waning …
The Russian government and state companies signed dozens of memoranda of understanding and agreements during the first Russia…
Trump considers delisting Chinese firms from U.S. markets: sou…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s administration is considering delisting Chinese companies from U.S. stock exc…
TRINIDAD | Sections of TT Sedition Act Unconstitutional says H…
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, January 13, 2020 - Trinidad and Tobago’s High Court has struck down Sections 3, 4 and 13 of the country’…
CUBA highlights new judicial defeat of Helms-Burton Act
Havana, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuba today highlighted the decision of a US judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against Norwegian …
US court rules against unwarranted search of international tra…
BOSTON, United States (AP) — A federal court in Boston has ruled that warrantless US government searches of the phones and …
JAMAICA | Attorney warns employers against including certain t…
KINGSTON, Octoberr 28, 2019 - Attorney-at-Law John Junor is sending a warning to employers about the dangers of includi…
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JAMAICA | PM Holness Hails Sub-10 King Asafa Powell
KINGSTON, February 10, 2020 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has hailed track and field star athlete Asafa Powell CD, for his …
JAMAICA | Kingston Air Traffic KATCC Reopens with Newly Upgrad…
KINGSTON, December 21, 2019 - Jamaica has upgraded equipment used to monitor air traffic at the Kingston Air Traffic Control …
IAAF | Nominees announced for Female World Athlete of the Year…
This week marks the opening of the voting process for the 2019 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards…
DOHA | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce takes fourth world 100m Title
DOHA, Katar, September 29, 2019 - Sporting rainbow-coloured hair, two-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce found a p…
JAMAICA | Happy Birthday Uncle Charlie Hyatt, you are a hero !
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 16, 2020 - Not all heroes wear capes. Normally, when people hear the word “hero”, they thin…
DIASPORA | Freddie McGreggor awarded, Lobby on for Reggae Gram…
MIRAMAR, Fla, Feb 10, 2020 - Jamaica’s Reggae superstar, Freddie McGreggor, was the toast of the city of Miramar, Florida, la…
DIASPORA | Reggae Music Exhibition opens at the Jamaican Consu…
NEW YORK, NY, February 3, 2020 - A large number of Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica turned out on Friday evening to witness t…
JAMAICA | Vaz calls for greater support for Reggae
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 2 2020: People's National Party (PNP) Shadow Minister of Entertainment Dwayne Vaz M.P., wants Jam…
CARICOM | CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory is Ready to R…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 2020 - In the event of a 2019-nCoV outbreak in the Region, the reference medical microbiology la…
JAMAICA | PNP Concerned about Lack of Screening at Cruise Ship…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 16, 2020: Party People’s National (PNP) Shadow Minister of Health Dr Morais Guy says the governme…
BARBADOS | Government Lab To Test For Novel Coronavirus
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 12, 2020 - Barbados will soon have the capacity to do its own testing for the novel coro…
Cuban doctors work against coronavirus in China
Two Cuban doctors are now in China to “strengthen the fight” against the new coronavirus, the cause of the so-called Wuhan pn…
Scientists design a novel formula that repels and kills mosqui…
Long-lasting insecticide treated nets and indoor spraying are the main malaria vector control interventions recommended by …
The hidden data in your fingerprints
Fingerprints have provided key evidence in countless cases of serious crime. But there are still some situations in which i…
Ancient Shark is Said to Be World's Oldest Living Vertebrate
London, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) A shark believed to be the oldest living vertebrate has been discovered, and it could be older…
Kenya Will Deploy into Space First Satellite in May
Nairobi, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) Kenya will deploy its first satellite into space in May to watch agricultural trends, The Star…
Building a digital archive for decaying paper documents, prese…
Paper documents are still priceless records of the past, even in a digital world. Primary sources stored in local archives th…
JAMAICA | Adult Citizens Can Now Renew Passports Online
KINGSTON, December 12, 2019 - Jamaica's Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) says its online passp…
JAMAICA | Consumer Affairs Commission Launches Mobile App
KINGSTON, December 12, 2019 - The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has launched a new mobile app, called the CAC Jamai…
US Launches A National Security Investigation Into TikTok
After two years from the $1 billion transaction of Musical.ly to Beijing ByteDance Technology Co, U.S. lawmakers have been …
GUYANA | Barbados company selected to sell gov’t’s first 3 mil…
The Guyana government has chosen the Barbados-headquartered Shell Western Supply and Trading (SWST) Limited to sell the count…
GUYANA | ExxonMobil discovers oil offshore Guyana at Mako-1 we…
IRVING, Texas December 23, 2019 – ExxonMobil said today it made an oil discovery offshore Guyana at the Mako-1 well southeast…
GUYANA | Jagdeo vows to block any company selected for ‘trial’…
GUYANA | Decembert 20, 2019 - General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said if his par…
Pompeo's Kingston visit aimed at saving the OAS' Almagro
Washington, DC, January 20, 2020 - The visit of Donald Trump’s Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo to Jamaica next Tuesday is cau…
CUBAN Health Care: Charity Begins at Home
Against a backdrop of a re-election campaign for a second-term as US president and a desperate attempt to appease the anti-co…
The Organization of American States Has Deceived the Public, T…
What is the difference between an outright lie — stating something as a fact while knowing that it is false — and a deliberat…
Yes, the research confirms: Managers shouldn’t sleep with subo…
U.S. Rep. Katie Hill recently stepped down after information about an affair with a campaign staffer, and allegations of one …
How much of a difference does the number of kids in a classroo…
Chicago’s teachers went on strike in October, suspending instruction for the city’s public school students for 11 days. Educa…
AFRICA | The Ashenda festival of the Ethiopians where girls pa…
To mark the end of a yearly 15-day fast called Filseta, the girls and young women in the northern parts of Ethiopia notably t…
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) gears up to help the Bahamas
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Tuesday, 3 September 2019 - Today, the hearts of the people of the Caribbean are heavy. Once again one of…
Historic Hurricane Dorian slams northern Bahamas,
MONTEGO BASY, September 1, 2019 - Bahamians on Sunday felt the catastrophic effects of hurricane Dorian which was upgraded to…
Hurricane Dorian targets the Bahamas -Evacuation Ordered from …
NASSAU, Bahamas, August 31, 2019 - Hurricane Dorian bore down on the Bahamas as a fierce Category 4 storm Saturday, with new …
Microplastics, microbeads and single-use plastics poisoning se…
UNITED NATIONS, New York, NY, November 4, 2019 - Between 60 to 90 per cent of the litter that accumulates o…
JAMAICA | Three Million Trees to be planted in Three Years to …
UNITED NATIONS, New York, Ny, September 27, 2019 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced an initiative that will …
ANTIGUA | 'Climate Crisis Is About Our Existence': Antigua-Bar…
On the sidelines of 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly currently happening in New York City, …
High-Level Panel Calls for Healthy Oceans to Mitigating Agains…
NEW YORK, NY, September 23, 2019 - Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness is urging all stakeholders to unite in acceleratin…
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