Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 21:49 by GxMedia Amid rising tensions Port-au-Prince and other key Haitian cities in the wake of last month’s delayed elections, the top United Nations official in the country deplored the violence that recently caused injuries among demonstrators and called on all sides to respect the right to free expression while also avoiding any ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 21:41 by GxMedia The Jamaica Parliament has begun debate to cut ties with the British Privy Council and make the Caribbean Court of Justice the final court of appeal. Prime Minister, Portia Simpson-Miller on Tuesday described resort to the Privy Council as a fundamental missing link in independence. Against the background of the ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 21:38 by GxMedia Antigua and Barbuda has finally completed the process to waive the need for work permits for nationals of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The country is the last member-nation of the OECS to implement this along with the granting of indefinite stays for OECS nationals. The bill to ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 21:36 by GxMedia San Juan, Nov 26 (EFE).- The U.S. Coast Guard rescued six boaters after their vessel ran aground on the rocks just off Coral Bay in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Coast Guard personnel in the San Juan office received an emergency radio call from the group on Monday night asking ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 21:32 by GxMedia Havana, Nov 26 (EFE).- Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo culiminated his first official visit toCubawithout meeting President Raul Castro but with a message about the need for speedier economic reforms and the situation of political prisoners in the country. Although not on the official agenda, it was assumed that ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 21:22 by GxMedia Several Guyanese from Indigenous Amerindian communities have complained that they were trafficked to neighbouring Suriname to work under harsh conditions. Guyanese police said the men were recruited to work on farms in the Dutch-speaking country. Investigators said the five undocumented Guyanese received limited food and were required to work for ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 17:11 by GxMedia A privately-owned executive jet service, whose Guyanese owner has been arrested in Puerto Rico allegedly with US$620,000 in his possession, has been used by Former President Bharrat Jagdeo and his successor, Donald Ramotar, according to well-placed sources. The owner, Khamraj Lall, was arrested in Puerto Rico on November 22 after ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 11:07 by GxMedia A Guyanese man was arrested this weekend for traveling on a plane over US$ 600,000 in cash hidden in plastic bags. The large sum of money was allegedly not reported to federal authorities, but a dog handled by agents in the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport detected the cash stashed ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 2:10 by GxMedia Workers at the Chinese-owned BOSAI Minerals Limited bauxite plant at Linden on Tuesday continued to down tools and stayed off the job to press demands for higher salaries, according to well-placed sources. Preliminary information reaching Caribbean News Desk is that the company is offering a six percent hike in salaries, ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 25 November 2014, 22:25 by GxMedia Madrid, Nov 25 (EFE).- Facebook launched on Tuesday a new chatting application worldwide called “Rooms” which simulates traditional internet chatting rooms, enabling users to chat with strangers on specific topics.“Rooms”, which has been active in the United States since last October, will be available in Spanish, French and German, in ...