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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- The effects of the current economic climate on member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the framework within which the Community can achieve growth and…

Lloyd Nicholas NEW YORK, United States, Monday July 1, 2013 – Some relationships just don’t last too long; some don’t even get started if the other is broke. This is exactly what happened some 10…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has appointed Michelle Gyles-McDonnough, a national of Jamaica, as the resident coordinator of the United Nations System’s operational…

Tyrone Reid, Reporter As reports about rape and sexual abuse of undocumented female farm workers in the United States mushroom, a Jamaican woman who worked on a farm in Canada has claimed that she…

By Caribbean News Now contributor GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- Former premier of the Cayman Islands, McKeeva Bush, who is currently facing a number of criminal charges, has threatened to sue the…

WASHINGTON, USA -- The US Department of State has released its 2013 Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report, in which St Vincent and the Grenadines is classified as a Tier 2 country. According to the…

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Caribbean islands attract 20 million international tourists per year… but beyond dreams promoted in advertising campaigns, are they competitive in terms of visitors’ experience…

ORANJESTAD, Aruba -- The 70 square-mile island of Aruba is on track to becoming the world's first sustainable energy economy and achieving the goal of running on 100 percent sustainable energy by…

WASHINGTON, USA -- The assistant secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, noted that cyber attacks are taking place in the region with “frightening frequency,…

CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCris) has lowered its credit rating for the government of Saint Lucia by one notch from BBB+ to BBB. However,…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday June 24, 2013 – The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are to conduct a comprehensive study of Barbados’ financial services sector. A statement from the…

NASSAU, Bahamas, Monday June 24, 2013 – The Bahamas government says the state-owned Bahamasair continues to suffer from high labour costs; an ageing fleet; escalating fuel costs; and a commitment to…

By Helen Grenade Caribbean News Now contributor ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- Former Grenada prime minister, Tillman Thomas, says the people of Grenada have given him hope: “Hope that there are other people…

WASHINGTON, USA (EIN) -- US and Cuban officials are in negotiations to restore direct postal service between the two countries, one more sign among many recently that, after 50 years of Cold War…

. Dr. Heskith Vanterpool, Medical Director (press release) - Friday, June 21st, 2013 at 8:10 A Bougainvillea Clinic is pleased to announce that on Thursday, June 20, 2013 the BVI´s first ever…