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By Carey L. Biron Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, DC  (IPS) – The shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in the southern United States earlier this month has led to widespread public outrage around issues of race, ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Retired High Court Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Suzie D’Auvergne is dead. D’Auvergne who served as acting Justice of the Appeal Court and Judge of the International Labour Organisation’s administrative tribunal, died early ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says it is moving to void several honours handed out by Dame Louise Lake-Tack, a few hours before she demitted office, last week Thursday. Prime Minister Gaston Browne said, he ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Governments of Guyana and Panama have inked a deal that will see Panama purchasing approximately 5000 tons of rice per month from Guyana. The contract, signed last week in Panama by Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy ...

By Linda Straker Grenada Correspondent  ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada parliament, late last week Thursday night, approved legislation allowing for some establishments on the island to be engaged in casino gambling. The Casino and Gaming Bill 2014 provides ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has declared that her administration will not allow the rights of the Jamaican people to be violated. Simpson Miller, for the first time spoke about circumstances that led to the death ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Council of the National Trust says it is moving to secure “one of our architectural treasures” in Trinidad and Tobago after media reports said that the historic 19th century Greyfairs Church of Scotland ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC — The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it will launch an investigation into the death of 27-year-old , Frei Riley as residents of the Mountain View Avenue staged a fiery protest here on Saturday accusing the ...

By  Julia Hotz US Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (IPS) — As the three-day US-Africa Leaders’ Summit here drew to a close last week Wednesday, experts across the private, public and non-profit sectors continued to debate the opportunities and obstacles posed by ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana’s fourth debt compensation arrangement under Petro Caribe, has been written off by Venezuela for rice supplied to the neigbouring country. Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh who made announcement, said so far, the deal has worked ...