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KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent CMC – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government says it will provide a number of concessions, including a US$100,000 loan, to passenger ferries operating between the mainland and the Grenadines. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The Guyana government has launched a series of town hall meetings aimed at pressuring the opposition into supporting the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering of the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act. The opposition-controlled National Assembly has not ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua CMC – The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has announced the appointment of St. Lucian Dr. Didacus Jules as the organization’s new director general. Jules, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Caribbean Examinations ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has filed a lawsuit for defamation against his onetime Cabinet colleague, justice minister Herbert Volney. Ramlogan in papers filed in the High Court on Friday, is accusing the former High ...

By Kenton Chance Caribbean Correspondent KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chairman, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, has dismissed allegations that the regional integration grouping was being hypocritical when it voiced concern about the ongoing situation in Venezuela, while remaining ...

ROSEAU, Dominica CMC – The Dominica government has broken its silence regarding the deportation of a Jamaican dancehall artiste, Tommy Lee Sparta, saying the action had been taken in the interest of public safety. The singer and two other members ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Two former monarchs were named in a list of 11 calypsonians who will contest the 2014 Calypso Monarch competition on March 2 at the Queen’s Park Savannah, as Carnival activities continue here. Winston Rawlins ...

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti CMC – Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has welcomed a decision by the appeal court in Haiti to open new investigations into former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier for crimes against humanity. Amnesty International said the decision is ...

By Ernie Seon Caribbean Correspondent BRIDGETOWN, Barbados CMC – Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr. Delisle Worrell, says a cooperative solution has been found to settle outstanding Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) claims in Barbados and the Eastern ...

NEW YORK, New York CMC – Barbados singing sensation, Rihanna, has won a multi-million dollar settlement after she nearly went bankrupt reportedly based on bad advice from her former accountant. Rihanna, whose real name is Robyn Fenty, claimed her ex-accountant ...