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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) acknowledged that it is “up against the odds” as law enforcement agencies continue to grapple with an increase in criminal activities, particularly murder. Acting Police Commissioner Stephen ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it is taking measures to safeguard the island’s freshwater resources in light of the protracted drought situation. “We are in the throes of one of the fiercest drought periods in a long ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Attorney General Faris Al Rawi Monday insisted he would not discuss the extradition case involving former FIFA vice president Austin Jack Warner in public as a senior magistrate adjourned the matter to Friday. Warner, ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former energy minister and founding member of the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM), Errol Mahabir, has died. He was 84 years old. Mahabir, who served as Minister of Petroleum and Mines from 1974 to ...

NEW YORK, CMC — An attorney who was shot in the head at a pre-dawn outdoor celebration before the annual West Indian Day parade here on September 7, has died. Carey Gabay, 43, who is of Jamaica descent, was a by-stander ...

JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua-based regional airline, LIAT, Monday named a former senior official of the Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association (LIALPA) as its new director of flight operations (DFO). “I am humbled by being chosen to head one ...

By Joseph Chamie Guest writer NEW YORK, NY (IPS — With improving life styles, advances in medical science and technologies and declining mortality rates at older ages, the 21st century is witnessing the remarkable rise of centenarians, people who are ...

By Peter Richards PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former prime minister Kamla Persad Bissessar was sworn in as Opposition Leader on Monday and defended the decision of her United National Congress (UNC) to challenge the outcome of the September ...

Photo above is of champion bodybuilder, Warren Honeycutt. Between work and other responsibilities, it can be tough to find time to exercise every day. Here, I list some quick, practical workouts you can do at the office. By Warren Honeycutt ...

By Allan Bucka Jones PRIDE Health Columnist The Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) estimates that 9 million Canadians have diabetes or prediabetes. Of this number, 3 million are already diabetic, and the remaining 6 million are on the brink of becoming ...