June 2, 2015
Premier Caribbean Culinary Event Returns To Miami
Food and cooking enthusiasts as well as those who enjoy island fare and libations, will have the opportunity to savor Caribbean creations at a competition lunch, dinner and Taste of the Islands festival during the 2015 Taste of the Caribbean…
May 29, 2015
US Takes Cuba Off Terrorism List
The United States on Friday dropped Cuba from a blacklist designating the communist country as a state sponsor of terrorism in another step toward the resumption of diplomatic links between the two nations after a five-decade standoff. Shortly after…
May 28, 2015
Jamaica, UK sign MOU to continue fight against illicit drug trade
Jamaica and the United Kingdom (UK) have intensified their fight against the transnational drug trade affecting both countries, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding of Cooperation. Speaking at the signing at the Ministry of National…
May 21, 2015
Jamaican are on alert following the outbreak of mosquito-borne Zika virus
Jamaicans are being put on alert following an outbreak of another mosquito-borne illness, the Zika virus. Following meetings at the World Health Assembly now taking place in Geneva, Switzerland and a warning issued by the Pan American Health…
May 21, 2015
Police defends use of tear gas on ‘riotous mob’
The Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force has defended its decision to use tear gas to disperse protesters in Salisbury last week. Farmers and residents of Salisbury blocked the public road in Salisbury on 11 May 2015 over deplorable farm access and…
May 21, 2015
Lung cancer vaccine developed by Cuba heads to US
Cuba has attracted worldwide medical attention for developing and manufacturing a breakthrough lung cancer vaccine, and that treatment will reach the United States very soon. With improved relations between the two countries, Cuba has allowed…
May 12, 2015
France to cancel Haiti’s debt
French President Francois Hollande has announced that France will cancel all of Haiti’s debt. In an address at the opening of the memorial and cultural centre in Guadeloupe on Sunday, Hollande said Haiti’s debt of US$81.2 million will be cancelled.…
May 12, 2015
Two survive St Vincent plane crash
Two men survived, reportedly suffering only soft tissue injuries, after the small private plane they were flying in crashed in Georgetown, on the windward side of St Vincent, yesterday. The pilot, St Lucian Wayne McDiarmed, and his co-pilot, Marvin…
May 11, 2015
CARICOM’s Chair met in Martinique for CARICOM Discussions on Climate Issues
Prime Minister of The Bahamas, the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie (centre) met French President Francois Hollande (left), and addressed a meeting on climate change on Saturday morning, May 9, in Martinique in his capacity as CARICOM Chair. The…
May 11, 2015
France’s Hollande Begins Historic Visit to Cuba
French President Francois Hollande arrived in Cuba late Sunday night, becoming the first French head of state to visit the communist nation. "I arrive here in Cuba this evening with a lot of excitement," Hollande said after he was greeted at…