UWI chancellor blames natural disasters for high regional debt
The Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) is lamenting the region’s massive debt to international agencies due to the effects of...
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights urges Caribbean countries to follow Suriname’s position on death...
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) says it welcomes the abolition of the death penalty in Suriname and the progress being made worldwide...
Indian police question two men in connection with rape of 4-year old girl
Indian police are questioning two men in connection with the rape of a four-year-old girl in the capital, Delhi.
The city's deputy commissioner of police,...
Ugandan army confirms it will leave South Sudan
Ugandan troops will start leaving South Sudan by the end of this week, according to the head of the Ugandan force in the country.
According...
FIFA plans October 20th crisis talks
FIFA has announced that an extraordinary meeting of its executive committee would meet in Zurich on October 20th.
That development followed growing calls for an...
St Kitts and Nevis on path to zero mother-to-child HIV transmission
By the end of 2015, St. Kitts and Nevis is expected to be among a small number of countries, apart from Cuba, that will...
Jamaicans charged in ATM scam in Antigua
Three Jamaican men charged with swindling over $37,000 from several accounts from various banks across Antigua, have been remanded to prison.
According to the Antigua...
China faces smoking 'death epidemic'
A new study has warned that a third of all men currently under the age of 20 in China will eventually die prematurely if...
NOBA calls off Bus Strike
The National Omnibus Association (NOBA) has decided not to go ahead with its plan to withdraw its services on Monday October 12th.
President of NOBA,...
Ministry of Agriculture honors 21 retired officers
The Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Transformation, Forestry, Fisheries and Industry in collaboration with the World Food Day Committee 2015 have honoured 21 retired agricultural...
