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NEW YORK, New York, CMC – Two men have been arrested for allegedly operating a Caribbean pirate radio station here. The District Attorney in Brooklyn, Charles J. Hynes, said police arrested Seon Bruce, 40, known as “DJ Fresh Kid”, and ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., CMC – U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated a Haitian American as that countries next Ambassador to South Africa. The White House said in a statement that Patrick Hubert Gaspard, the executive director of the Democratic National Committee ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has urged the Portia Simpson Miller led administration to devise a plan for shocks that could jeopardize the deal currently in place with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). During Friday’s ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The authorities, here, are conducting investigations following the discovery of over 4000 pounds of compressed marijuana hidden in a container at the John Fernandes Container terminal on Water Street, Georgetown. The drug, packed in several bags, ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The United Nations says the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region is at an “important turning point” in its history. In a message to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders, who ended their 34th summit here on Saturday, ...

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – A man was electrocuted and another is in critical condition following an incident at a dive shop on Bequia, on Monday. Media reports state that Larry Stowe and Ron Williams, owners of the establishment, were ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Guyana, last Saturday, signed a US$7.3 million loan-grant agreement for agricultural infrastructural development, as President Donald Ramotar renewed his call for his Co-operative Republic to be viewed as the region’s bread basket. “Guyana has ...

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – A teenager lost her life early Monday during J’ouvert activities when she was reportedly run over by a truck. According to media reports, the girl, believed to be 17 years old, was dancing near the ...

NEW YORK, New York, CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says a Grenadian is among 67 child predators arrested in an operation carried out in New York. On Saturday, ICE reported that the unidentified 36-year-old ...

By Peter Richards Caribbean Correspondent PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders went into an all-day retreat last Friday, resuming “frank and open” discussions on the issue of air and sea transportation within the 15-member grouping. St. ...