The Inter America Development Bank (IDB) says it is prepared to work with donor organisations and countries to avoid duplication on projects as the Caribbean seeks to reinforce collaboration in the

The deadliest Ebola epidemic ever has now killed 2,811 in west Africa, the World Health Organisation said yesterday, adding though that in Senegal and Nigeria the outbreak had been basically contai

BRASÍLIA (AFP) - Brazil's authorities on Tuesday reported the first domestically contracted cases of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, prompting the government to announce it was stepping up at

THE Government last week tabled a Bill in the House of Representatives, propos-ing significant increases for breaches of the Quarry Control Act.

MIAMI, Florida (AFP) — Strengthening Hurricane Cristobal killed at least four people in the Caribbean and then trained its deadly sights Tuesday on the holiday paradise of Bermuda, officials and me

KINGSTON, Jamaica-- Minister of Health Dr Fenton Ferguson says J$12 million is set to address the spread of the Chikungunya virus that is currently threatening the country.

GOVERNMENT appears to be winning the war against tobacco cultivation, with the Ministry of Agriculture reporting a decline in the amount of land currently under production.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Officials in the mining industry are to announce Wednesday (August 20) a decision to curtail quarry operations along the Rio Minho in Clarendon.

OTTAWA, Canada (CMC) – Canada has warned travellers to the Caribbean to protect themselves from mosquito bites as the spread of the Chikungunya disease continues across the region.

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Opposition Spokesperson on Local Government, Desmond McKenzie is calling on the Ministers of Local Government and Health to take immediate steps to deal with the pile up of garbag