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US doctors indicted for federal tax crimes in the…
FLORIDA, United States, Tuesday May 21, 2013 – The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says a federal grand jury has indicted a married couple for federal tax crimes in the Caribbean. The DOJ…
Email scandal rocks Trinidad and Tobago government
By Marcia Braveboy Caribbean News Now contributor PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- A thread of scandalous and potentially incriminating emails said to have been exchanged between top ranking government…
Dominica PM attends groundbreaking at medical…
PORTSMOUTH, Dominica -- The prime minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the new student centre on the campus of Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM)…
Earthquake shakes northeastern Caribbean
ST JOHN’S, Antigua -- On Saturday night, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 was felt in several islands in the northeastern Caribbean, including Antigua and Barbuda, but there were no immediate…
Accu Weather joins bad hurricane season bandwagon
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, – Adding its voice to predictions of some pretty wild weather for the Caribbean and the United States in the forthcoming months, private weather firm AccuWeather has concurred…
Trinidad and Tobago to collaborate with Canada to…
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- The governments of Trinidad and Tobago and Canada have agreed to collaborate and share best practice and policies with respect to prison and forensic services. Both…
UK government moving ahead with funding of…
By Nerissa Golden BRADES, Montserrat (GIU) -- The United Kingdom is making good on its commitment to support Montserrat’s redevelopment and move towards financial independence. In a letter to Premier…
Narcotics discovered in vehicles arriving in…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and special agents of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), seized a total of…
Regional body launches climate change project
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- The European Union has given a grant of $8.6 million euros to support a regional project to improve Caribbean food security in the context of climate change. The project,…
Saint Vincent hosts ten countries in 2013 Port…
WEDNESDAY MAY 15, 2013; KINGSTOWN, SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – Ten member countries of the Association of Sports and Cultural Clubs of Caribbean Port Authorities (ASCCCPA) will converged upon…
LIAT to replace ageing fleet
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Regional carrier LIAT, is currently negotiating a US$60 million loan with the Caribbean Development Bank, to assist with the replacement of its ageing Dash 8 fleet with…
Former PM warns Grenadians to beware of ruling…
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- Former Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has a warning for Grenadians. He wants them to beware of the politics of the New National Party (NNP), which defeated Thomas’ incumbent…
Dominica Prime Minister Marries
By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit married his longtime girlfriend, Melissa Poponne, Saturday afternoon. The news was announced in a statement from the Prime…
OAS secretary general calls for equity and…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, on Thursday opened the second day of the regional forum “Strengthening Regulation of…
Influence of money in elections increasing, says…
By Sharon Austin BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- The role of money in election campaigns nowadays has increased exponentially, to the point where large numbers of voters have become accustomed to a…