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Evangelists in Suriname try to block performance by US rapper

Religious leaders call for the revocation of the work permit granted to Rick Ross whom they claim glorifies the illegal drugs trade.
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Two Caribbean islands top best in the world list

Ambergris Caye, Belize’s largest island, and St John in the US Virgin Islands placed first and second on TripAdvisor’s list....
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UN urges Caribbean countries to keep the millennium promise

Ban said it was not the first time leaders had made lofty promises and that cynics expected the Millennium Development Goals to be abandoned....
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Lil Wayne says epilepsy caused recent health crisis

The Grammy Award-winning rapper said his three latest seizures were back-to-back and could have killed him....
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Ziggy Marley writes children’s book

“I Love You Too” is based on the song of the same name from the father of six’s Grammy Award-winning album Family Time....
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Nicki Minaj unzipped covers April edition of ELLE

The Trinidad-born star opens up on everything from being bullied at school as a child to her plans for world dominance....
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Seismic expert urges Jamaica to prepare for major earthquake

The American geophysics professor said most scientists agree that the island will most likely be exposed to a magnitude 7 or 7.5 quake....
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Shroud of Turin gets its own app

The church remains vague on whether it believes the shroud is the burial cloth of Christ, but continues to stress its importance for worshippers. ...
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Cuban cleric says Francis strongly criticized church just before becoming pope

Then-Cardinal Bergoglio reportedly said “The evils that, over time, occur in ecclesiastical institutions have their root in ... a kind of theological narcissism”....
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Sasha and Malia Obama celebrate spring break in the Bahamas

Social media reports and photographs claim that the US president’s daughters are vacationing at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island....
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Sean Paul does Jamaica proud with another top song on UK charts

The dancehall star scores his second number one song with a guest spot on What About Us by girl group The Saturdays....
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Aide to Haiti prime minister slain in drive-by shooting

Honorat worked as editor of the Haiti Progres newspaper and was secretary general of the party that opposed the Duvalier regime....
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Chanderpaul plays his 300th first-class match

Chanderpaul has now scored 22139 first class runs and has a high-score of 303.
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First Citizens Investment Services receives award for service excellence

The St. Lucia-based investment company is the sister firm of First Citizens Investment Services (Barbados) Ltd., and of First Citizens Bank, which opened its doors in Barbados in 2012.
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“New record high” of foreign direct investment in Caribbean - ECLAC

ECLAC predicts that this year's FDI inflows to the region will range between a fall of three per cent and a rise of seven per cent.
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Salary increases on the way for St Lucia public servants

Government said that the increase will be a one per cent in the first year followed by a 1.5 per cent hike for the remaining two years.
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LIAT to present legal opinion summary to Trinidad prime minister

The shareholder governments have complained that the Port-of-Spain subsidy to CAL is a violation of the Revised Treaty of Charguaramas that governs the regional integration movement.
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Caribbean Airlines records estimated losses of US$70m

Caribbean Airlines, which began operations in 2007, acquired Air Jamaica in 2011. The Jamaican Government has a 16 per cent stake in the Trinidadian air carrier.
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Caribbean governments need to modernize tax system - study

The study argues that taxation is largely viewed in the region as a means of generating income to pay governments’ bills, rather than as a valuable instrument to achieve important development goals.
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St Lucia budget aims at reducing subsidies on basic food commodities

Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony told legislators that the budget, which he described as “realistic” and meeting the socio-economic challenges of the country “head on.”
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Jamaica uncovers scheme involving PETROTRIN oil products

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Anthony Hylton told parliament the scheme was brought to the attention of the Portia Simpson Miller administration by the private sector.
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St Lucia economy contracts by almost one per cent in 2012

Prime Minister Anthony blamed the decline on reduced activity in the construction, distributive trade, transport and communications sectors.