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By Desmond Brown Caribbean Correspondent MOCHO, Jamaica (IPS) – The Mocho Mountains that run through the centre of Jamaica were once covered by lush tropical forests that helped control rainfall. Now, much of the forests and farmlands have been destroyed ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Tuesday said that for the first time, locally-acquired cases of chikungunya have been detected in the region. CARPHA said, it had recently received notification of 10 confirmed ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government has welcomed the investment made by Aurora Gold Fields Mining Company, the second largest investment in the mining sector after that made by Omai Mining Company, and looks forward for the pouring of the ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Barbados was shaken twice within a 24 hour period by earthquakes that also affected Trinidad and Tobago, the Seismic Unit of the University of the West Indies has reported. It said that on Monday, ...

LYON, France CMC – The international police organization, INTERPOL, is seeking public assistance in tracking down international fugitives linked to organized crime networks and wanted for offences including murder and drug trafficking. INTERPOL said Operation Infra (International Fugitive Round Up ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Prime Minister, Kamla Persad Bissessar, says her coalition People’s Partnership government is committed to the fight against crime, as Trinidad and Tobago recorded yet there more murders, pushing the toll so far this year ...

By Norman (Otis) Richmond aka Jalali Pride Guest Writer The elimination of apartheid was on the agenda of the United Nations from its inception. On June 22, 1946 the Indian government requested that the discriminatory treatment of Indians in the ...

If a new homeowner is on your holiday gift list this year, you may be in for a challenge. What do you give someone that could use one of everything? “A new homeowner has just embarked on probably the biggest ...

Howie Mandel is ending 2013 on a happy note. He just sold his Malibu home that has been on the market since 2011 when it was priced at $7.25 million. He then raised the price early this year to $7.75 ...

Winter has barely begun, yet it already feels like the long haul of the season is upon us. With remnants of fall still lingering, now is a good time to take advantage of suitable weather conditions to winterize your home. ...