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FORT MYERS, Florida CMC – The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says a medical doctor, here, has been convicted of federal tax crimes in the Caribbean. Dr. Patricia Lynn Hough, of Englewood, Florida was convicted on Thursday for conspiring ...

By Jewel Fraser Caribbean Correspondent PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (IPS) – A centuries-old system for ensuring water security is making a comeback in the Caribbean. It’s known as rainwater harvesting, and it is now becoming a formal part of the ...

By Yilmaz Akyuz Guest Writer In this column, Yilmaz Akyuz, chief economist at the Geneva-based South Centre, writes that five years into the global economic crisis, prospects are not bright. GENEVA, Switzerland (Columnist Service) – Five years into the crisis, ...

By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writer Writing stories was Cynthia Reyes’ way of stopping everything in moments of her highflying, busy life to document things she deemed important that happened to her. The former Canadian Broadcasting Corporation journalist and executive ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A court has cleared the way for the Trinidad and Tobago government to pursue a multi-million dollar lawsuit against several people, including former Miss Universe, Wendy Fitzwilliam. William, who won the international pageant in ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – An autopsy will be performed later Monday on the body of a 59 year-old game warden, who collapsed and died while playing a football game at Pointe-a-Pierre, south of here, over the weekend. Police ...

By Desmond Brown Guyana Correspondent VICTORIA, Guyana (IPS) – Theola Fortune can recall how residents of Victoria would ridicule her and others every time they went into the east coast village to warn residents about the importance of mangroves and ...

YORK, Pennsylvania CMC – The United States Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) agency says a female citizen of Antigua and Barbuda committed suicide while in the custody of immigration authorities at York County Prison in Pennsylvania. On Thursday, ICE reported that ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The Jamaica government says it has implemented a five-year strategic plan aimed at tackling the prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the country. Health Minister, Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said the plan would address the four major ...

NEW YORK, New York, CMC – As Vincentians in the United States celebrate their 34th anniversary of political independence from Great Britain, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says the country has made “remarkable” socio-economic strides. In his independence message to ...