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New US tax proposal includes 5% remittance fee for non-citizens

A major tax package backed by President Donald Trump cleared a key hurdle this week, as th...

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Trinidad considers age limits and song ban for Vybz Kartel concert

Trinidad and Tobago’s Defence Minister, Wayne Sturge, is considering imposing restrictions...

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42 Haitian migrants detained after illegal landing in Portland, Jamaic...

A group of 42 Haitian nationals, including a heavily pregnant woman and six children, have...

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A stain on our national character’: Chang speaks out on violence again...

Jamaica’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. Horace Chang, has c...

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Broward County seeks public input on draft Solid Waste and Recycling M...

Broward County residents and business owners will have the opportunity next month to weigh...

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Jamaica records historic low in poverty rate at 8.2% in 2023

Jamaica’s poverty rate fell to a record low of 8.2 percent in 2023, marking the lowest lev...

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Jamaican teacher in Florida arrested for showing nude photos to studen...

Jonathan Rowe, a 45-year-old Jamaican math teacher at Explorer K-8 in Spring Hill, Florida...

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Venezuela holds election in Essequibo region, escalating tensions with...

Venezuelans on Sunday voted to elect a governor and other lawmakers for Essequibo, an oil-...

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Ghanaian teachers and nurses to be deployed to work in Jamaica

A new agreement between Ghana and Jamaica will see Ghanaian-trained nurses and teachers de...

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Caribbean leaders pay tribute to late trailblazing Congressman Charles...

Caribbean officials have paid tribute to Charles Rangel, a towering figure in American pol...

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Mexican Reggae singer Jah Fabio dies at 43, weeks before Reggae Sumfes...

Mexican Reggae singer Jah Fabio dies at 43, weeks before Reggae Sumfest performance

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Caribbean stars shine at Best of the Best concert in Miami

Despite the sweltering heat at Bayfront Park this past weekend, the energy was electric as...

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Trinidad Finance Minister probes Vybz Kartel USD$950K fee after concer...

Trinidad and Tobago Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo has ordered an investigation into...

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Vybz Kartel to be crowned ‘King of the Dancehall’ at Reggae Sumfest 20...

One of the biggest moments of this year’s Reggae Sumfest will be the official coronation o...

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Dominican government to pay $500 monthly to families of nightclub coll...

Dominicans who lost family members in the April nightclub disaster that claimed 234 lives...

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Bahamian student sentenced to over 18 years in US prison for child sex...

A 22-year-old Bahamian student has been sentenced to 220 months in U.S. federal prison for...

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US Embassies issue global warning against ‘birth tourism’

The United States has issued a global warning through its embassies against the practice o...

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Jamaican Dr. Simone Badal honored with Sabga Award for pioneering canc...

Jamaican scientist and cancer researcher Dr. Simone Badal has been named this year’s Scien...

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Caribbean honeymoon resorts worth falling in love with

If you’re heading to the Caribbean for your honeymoon, you’ve already made a smart decisio...

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Caribbean-American officials react to death of Min...

Caribbean-American leaders across the United States are speaking out in outrage and sorrow...

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Florida woman sentenced to 21 years for murder of Jamaican husband in...

A Florida woman has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for the murder of her Jamaican hu...

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Judge blocks Florida law criminalizing undocumented immigrant entry

Authorities in Florida cannot enforce a sweeping new immigration law while it faces a cons...

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Reggae singer Leroy Gibbons dies after collapsing in studio

Veteran Jamaican reggae artist Leroy Gibbons has passed away following a collapse at a rec...

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Paula Llewellyn prepares to step down after 17 years as Jamaica’s top...

After nearly two decades of public service, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Ll...

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Public Defender launches probe into Jamaica’s Sexual Offenders’ Regist...

The Office of the Public Defender has launched a wide-ranging investigation into the opera...

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PM Skerrit Urges Calmness Amid U.S. Visa Concerns

Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has addressed concerns over reports of a potential U.S. v...

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Haiti’s La Chapelle falls under gang control as police station torched...

La Chapelle, a commune in Haiti’s Artibonite Department, is the latest town falling under...

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Guyana Police Force Pursues Extradition of Political Activist Rickford...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) says it is prepared to bring extortion...

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce confirms last lap at home during National Cham...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A chapter of Jamaican sports history will close this week as Shelly-An...

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Guyana warns citizens of consequences for entering & living unlawfully...

One day after the US delivered seven Guyanese deportees home, the Guyana Government is war...

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