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ST GEORGE’S, Grenada — Grenada’s Acting Labour Minister, Senator Glen Noel, was greeted by a barrage of jeers during workers’ May Day celebrations Tuesday in St George’s. At the introduction of Noel, many in the crowd at the National [...]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — As a result of having a high level of press freedom, media in Trinidad and Tobago should be more responsible, a government official said. “As we all move forward, governed by our commitment to freedom of the [...]

Some 15 million babies worldwide – more than one in ten births – are born too early, according to a new United Nations-backed report, released today, which calls for steps such as ensuring the requisite medicines and equipment and training [...]

Expands Exceptions to Criminal Penalties to Include Fatal Disorder of Fetus (Washington, DC) – The ruling by Brazil’s highest court on April 12, 2012, expanding exceptions from criminal penalties for abortion is a positive step toward protecting [...]

The Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston on April 30 welcomed its first WestJet international flight from Toronto, Canada, with 136 passengers onboard. The Boeing 737 Next-Generation aircraft landed at approximately 12:05 p.m. [...]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — As medical schools throughout the US work to enrich, advise, attract, and retain students from diverse backgrounds — as well as those under-represented in medicine — the Northeast Group on Student Affairs [...]

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Trade and Industry in Trinidad and Tobago, Stephen Cadiz, says much of the current issues in the Caribbean, particularly as it relates to an imbalance of trade between his country and Jamaica, can [...]

HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) — Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez arrived in the early hours of Tuesday in Havana, where he was welcomed by his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro. Chavez has been undergoing a series of radiotherapy treatments in Cuba, [...]

FORT LAUDERDALE, USA — JetBlue Airways has launched twice daily service from Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) in Kingston, Jamaica. To celebrate the launch [...]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — For the third time this month, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in the San Juan Area Port prevented drug traffickers from using commercial shipments to import cocaine. On Sunday, while performing inspectional [...]