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Jamaican cop killed in the line of duty

KINGSTON – The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), has described as “a very sad moment” the death of police constable Ricardo Fairclough, who was shot during a robbery on Monday...

Political parties lash out at Haiti PM over council limbo

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — The Haitian parties set to form a long-awaited governing council have called for the...

St Kitts and Nevis PM raises red flag over CDB president’s suspension

Dr Gene Leon’s return to his position as president of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) appears unlikely in...

Former Surinamese president Bouterse ineligible to enter United States

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on former Surinamese President Desiré Delano Bouterse and six former Surinamese...

Data shows Bajan contacting hitman

KINGSTON – Phone data evidence showed that there was continuous communication between Barbadian-born businessman Omar Collymore and the...

Search continues for Jamaicans, Haitians missing at sea

Nassau – Members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, the Royal Bahamas Police Marine Division and the United States Coast Guard, are on Sunday...

Pompeo to visit Guyana this week

GEORGETOWN – The United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, is due to make to two-day visit here this week, a senior Guyana government official...

American Claver-Carone is new IDB president

Mauricio J. Claver-Carone was elected president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Saturday during an electronic meeting of the Bank’s Board of Governors.He...

Guyana rolling out blended teaching from Monday

GEORGETOWN – The Guyana government on Friday announced that all students in the country will be engaged in a “blended multifaceted approach” to education...

Petrojam ordered to pay millions to former manager

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam was ordered to pay the former general manager Howard Mollison millions of dollars following his abrupt...

Trinidad and Tobago extends energy licences

PORT OF SPAIN – The Trinidad and Tobago government on Wednesday said it had reached agreement with various stakeholders in the energy sector on...