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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...

Opposition a no show at 2017 pre-budget consultations

GEORGETOWN – Minister of Finance Winston Jordan and his budget team were yesterday left waiting in their boardroom for the parliamentary opposition.The budget team...

OUR CARIBBEAN: The Haiti challenge

HAITI’S LATEST horror experience with massive physical destruction and a rising death toll unleashed, this time by Hurricane Matthew, poses new challenges for CARICOM...

Wanted man surrenders

KINGSTON – Police say the main suspect in the murder of five people, including three children, at their home in St Catherine, south east...

Grenada AG: No loophole for gay marriage

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – Attorney General Cajeton Hood said Tuesday that the proposed amendments contained in the Rights and Freedom Bill will not be creating a...

Rowley sounds warning on economy

PORT OF SPAIN – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says Trinidad and Tobago is on the brink of the danger zone economically but he...

Jamaica government probing death of seven babies

KINGSTON – The Jamaica government has launched a probe into the recent deaths of seven babies at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, the island’s only...