In all, 11 people suspected of smuggling 174 kilos of cocaine from Columbia to Europe were arrested in a multi-state international police operation according to media reports.

At stake is rum production in several CARICOM countries together with the foreign exchange earnings and employment that it generates.

Among the main investors in 2011 were the United States (18 percent), Spain (14 percent), the Latin American and Caribbean region itself (9 percent) and Japan (8 percent).

McAfee was born in England but raised in Virginia. His personal fortune was reportedly decimated during the global recession.

Secretary of State Clinton urging India to find alternatives to Iranian oil

Health care continued to add jobs (+19,000) in April. Within the industry, employment in ambulatory health care services, which includes home health care and offices of physicians, rose by 15,000.

MBCF, the largest local processor of Blue Mountain Coffee, reportedly earned J$36 million profit in less than three months for its new owners.

US Chamber of Commerce delegation included Executives from Walmart, Exxon Mobile, UPS, Fedex, Caterpilar, IBM, Godlcorp, Pfizer and Brambles Ltd

Jamaica has about 200,000 farmers who produced nearly 90,000 tons (82,000 metric tons) of bananas and plantains in 2010, a nearly 18 percent increase from the previous year.

Looking at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world: The World Bank cuts forecast for China; Unemployment rate in Greece is 21.8%.

The Magic touch to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers. Frank McCourt announced an agreement to sell team to a group that includes former Lakers star Magic Johnson and former Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals President Stan Kasten.

Alison Stone Roofe is a part-time lecturer of International Relations at the University of the West Indies, and brings with her 20 years working experience in the ministry.

BMW has invested $6 billion at the plant since it opened in 1994. It was the German automaker’s first full manufacturing site outside of Germany.

The retailer stopped advertising on TLC’s “All-American Muslim” after a conservative group known as the Florida Family Association complained

West recalled one Illinois husband and wife who fell from earning $100,000 a year to $15,000. The couple experienced a shift in perspective that the professor hopes will resonate with viewers.