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• Jamaica eyes expatriates as source of investment

  In a bid to kick start Jamaica's chronically stagnant economy, the Caribbean country is wooing its citizens living abroad to invest in the island of ... 

• Ousted premier seeks return to power in Cayman

  A former Cayman Islands premier who faces 11 criminal charges and was ousted from leadership last year went into Wednesday's general elections with ... 

• Hamstring injury knocks Bolt out of Jamaica meet

  Usain Bolt has withdrawn from a meet in his native Jamaica this weekend because of a hamstring injury. The Olympic 100-meter and 200-meter champion ... 

• Jamaica to approve bill targeting lottery scams

  The House of Representatives in Jamaica has passed a bill this week calling for tougher prosecution of those involved in multimillion-dollar lottery ... 

• New bill intended to curb Jamaica lottery scams

  Jamaican officials said Thursday that they are hopeful new legislation will finally result in a stream of convictions and lengthy sentences for ... 

• Britain agrees to scrap new tax in Turks & Caicos

  The U.K. government has reluctantly agreed to plans scrapping a widely unpopular value-added tax in the Turks & Caicos Islands, relieving local ... 

• British report blasts conditions at Cayman lockups

  Britain's top prisons inspector called Tuesday for urgent reforms and significant investment to quickly improve conditions at the Cayman Islands' ... 

• T&C: Sandals reaches agreement, pays $12M

  Special prosecutors in the Turks & Caicos Islands say Sandals Resorts will pay $12 million as part of a probe into corruption. A Wednesday statement ... 

• Jamaica: No arrests in slaying of British girl

  Some people have been questioned in the fatal shooting of an 8-year-old British girl visiting relatives in a rural Jamaican village, but no one has ... 

• 8-year-old British girl fatally shot in Jamaica

  A British schoolgirl visiting relatives in a rural village in northern Jamaica was fatally shot when a lone gunman opened fire on a group of family ...