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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...

Still no official election results in Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE – Haitian lawmakers have called on the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) to keep to the deadline for publishing the final results...

A rainy Christmas for Guyana

GEORGETOWN – Guyana is bracing for more rains and floods with the National Weather Watch Centre predicting heavy rainfall over the next seven days.The...

Sir Dwight Venner dies

CASTRIES – Former governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Sir Dwight Venner has died.Dominica’s Prime Minister and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman, Roosevelt...

Illness that hit Jamaican soldiers still not identified

MEDICAL AUTHORITIES HAVE not yet been able to identify the specific respiratory infection that struck 83 Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers at the army’s...

Labour officials review Canada’s seasonal workers programme

BASSETERRE – Officials from the Department of Labour in St Kitts met with workers on Tuesday to review the recently concluded 2016 Canada/Caribbean Seasonal...

OUR CARIBBEAN: New US challenge for Caricom

WHILE THERE are current widening concerns within the United States of America among both leading Democrats and Republicans over early statements and policy initiatives...