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Bermuda set to allow cruise ships to operate casinos in port
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - While Bermuda wrestles with the thorny topic of introducing casinos to the island, cruise ship passengers could soon be allowed to gamble on board their vessels while in po
Caribbean, Latin American leaders likely to discuss spying, development at U.N. meeting
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Last week, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff cancelled a U.S.
‘Plant on unused Caroni lands’
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Take back Caroni lands that are lying fallow and use them to produce food, says Independent Senator Subhas Ramkhelawan.
Business group wants reduction in VAT in order to spur economic activity
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St.
Barbados seeking to lure investors from Britain and United States
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Finance Minister Christopher Sinckler is leading a delegation to Britain and the United States hoping to attract new investments to Barbados.
Haiti: Deaths Continue to Rise Three Years After Cholera Outbreak
New statistics have been released showing that the cholera epidemic that affects Haiti, which has infected more than 600,000 people, has reached a death toll of 8,190 three years after its outbre
On the occasion of our coming of age
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Republic Day has huge significance in the history and development of T&T, but how many people appreciate and understand it?
Trinidad and Tobago celebrates 37 years of Republicanism
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago is observing the 37th anniversary of being a republic on Tuesday with political leaders saying the head of state saying the mistakes over the pa
Fighting Said to Continue in Kenyan Mall
NAIROBI, Kenya — The bloody standoff at a Kenyan shopping mall entered its fourth, confused day on Tuesday as government forces said they were picking off the militants who stormed the upscale sh
Guyana condemns attack terrorist attack in Kenya
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana has condemned the terrorist attack on Narobi's Westgate Shopping Mall over the last weekend that left more than 60 people dead including a Trinidad and Tobago nat
Trinidadian among dozens killed in Kenya mall siege
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A Trinidadian national, employed as a research economist in Kenya, was among several people killed when Shabab militant attackers held up Narobi's Westgate Shopping
Caribbean economies in crisis
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - In 1998, Red Plastic Bag (RPB) sang a song entitled Material.
Hopes surge for Sparrow on the mend
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - SENTIMENTS of relief surged internationally following the (authorised) announcement that the Mighty Sparrow, born Slinger Francisco, had emerged from a coma in the New Y
Grenada wants UN help in establishing shelter for battered women
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Grenada has asked the United Nations for assistance in establishing a one-stop crisis center for battered women and children.
CARICOM countries pledge to uphold rights of disabled citizens
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have pledged their commitments to ensuring the rights of the disabled community in the region noting also that internationally agreed
Sustainable development high on Caribbean’s agenda for annual UN debate
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) annual general debate begins here on Tuesday with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders among the international political personal
Learn lesson from HIV & AIDS – PM Douglas urges Meeting on Non Communicable…
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr.
Communique issued at the conclusion of the First Regional Conference on Reparations Kingstown, St.…
On Sunday September 15th, the Caribbean Community opened the first Regional Reparations Conference at St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Victoria Park.
Shots and Explosions Heard as Kenya Presses Assault Against Militants in Mall
NAIROBI, Kenya — The standoff at a luxury mall in Nairobi, which the Kenyan authorities had vowed would end Sunday night, entered a third day Monday heralded by volleys of gunfire, the boom of ex
