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MONTSERRAT-DRUGS-Police detain several foreigners in cocaine seizure
BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – Montserrat police say they have made “significant” progress in anti-smuggling drug operations and border security initiatives over the past few weeks.
JAMAICA-ECONOMY-IMF team arrives for another round of talks
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrived here on Monday for the latest rounds of negotiations with the Portia Simpson Miller administration.
GRENADA-AVIATION – Airport security breach being investigated
ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC - Law enforcement authorities here are continuing their investigation into a security breach at Grenada’s Maurice Bishop International Airport where an unauthorized pers
BARBADOS-CRIME-Police investigating missing data on oil industry
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Police are investigating the disappearance of a significant amount of data on Barbados’s critical oil industry from the Division of Energy and Telecommunications.
CARIBBEAN-FINANCE-US sues major credit rating agency with Caribbean service
LOS ANGELES, California, CMC – The United States Department of Justice has filed a civil fraud lawsuit against one of the world’s larger credit-ratings agencies that services several Caribbean Co
CARIBBEAN-TRADE-British trade mission visits the Caribbean
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A British trade mission showcasing Information & Communication Technology (ICT) and expertise arrives here on Wednesday as part of a visit to two Caribbean countri
Haiti tackles housing troubles
CROIX-des-BOUQUETS, Haiti - The bright green, orange and blue box-shaped tiny buildings beckon like neon signs on a dark night.
Head of state selection process due for review
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Express - Now that it's all over bar the secret voting for a finally named candidate in Justice Anthony Carmona, the process of electing a President of the Rep
Soon dead? Experts dismiss belief sickle cell a death sentence
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer - Employers discriminate against sickle cell patients, say experts SICKLE cell experts yesterday debunked as myth, a common belief that the illness is a death sentence
IMF Team In Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner - A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was due in the island yesterday and is expected to remain in Jamaica until February 15.
Obama to lobby for immigration reform amid citizenship dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will seek to build momentum for US immigration reform this week ahead of his State of the Union address, which is expected to challenge Republicans t
Jamaica unveil plans for global logistics hub
(Trinidad Guardian) KINGSTON—The Government of Jamaica has unveiled ambitious plans that will build the Caribbean island into a Global Logistics Hub for the Americas and position it as a regional
Venezuela’s Chavez improving after tough cancer fight, Castro says
HAVANA (Reuters) – Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is getting “much better” as he recovers from cancer surgery almost two months ago in Havana, Communist Pa
Venezuela’s Chavez improving after tough cancer fight, Castro says
HAVANA (Reuters) – Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is getting “much better” as he recovers from cancer surgery almost two months ago in Havana, Communist Pa
UK cop knocks Jamaica in British press
(Jamaica Observer) - Former Assistant Commissioner of Police detective Les Green has painted a hellish picture of his eight-year tour of duty in Jamaica with a job he said was a “tremendous strai
Create niche branding, more window of options
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate - NICHE marketing and branding are opportunities Barbados should pursue to grow more of its exports.
International recession not to blame
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate – “The things affecting Barbados are not as a result of any international environment, but the result of very poor quality leadership and governance.” This charge w
Bad report for the Caribbean on criminal defamation laws
VIENNA, CMC – The Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) Monday said that defamation laws remain widespread across the Caribbean that could even lead to imprisonment.
Youngest ever head of state
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The coalition People’s Partnership government Monday named High Court judge Anthony T.
Pressure mounts on Prime Minister Douglas
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Pressure continued to mount on the Denzil Douglas administration to debate in parliament the opposition inspired motion of no confidence in his administration.
