Regional News
UNICEF vows to boost resilience in Caribbean ahead of hurricane season
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says despite a massive humanitarian effort over the past six months in the eastern Caribbean, Cuba and Haiti,...
Cell phones a lucrative business in jail says Trinidad prisons chief
Illegal cell phones in Trinidad and Tobago’s prisons have become a lucrative business.
The comment came from Prison Commissioner, Gerard Wilson yesterday as he spoke...
Regional Tourism Boss Optimistic About 2018
The Caribbean tourism sector is looking to put the disaster of 2017 behind it as it looks forward to 2018 with “optimism and excitement”.
In...
Region urged to brace for wetter than usual period of rain
A few days before the start of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane season, the Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) says the precipitation...
Spain declares Venezuela’s ambassador ‘persona non grata’
Spain today ordered Venezuela's ambassador to leave in a tit-for-tat move, escalating a row a day after its top diplomat was kicked out by...
St. Lucia records decline in unemployment
St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Allen Chastanet, has hailed a drop in the country’s unemployment figures, declaring that his administration is very excited about the...
Mexican hotel chain announces US$900 million investment in Jamaica
Mexico-based Karisma Hotel and Resorts has announced plans to invest more than US$900 million to develop nine hotels in Jamaica, adding 4,000 rooms to...
Venezuela writes off Dominica’s US$100-million PetroCaribe debt
Venezuela has written off Dominica’s outstanding US$100-million PetroCaribe debt in a gesture of solidarity between the two countries in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
According...
U.S. blocks use of Venezuela’s digital currency
U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday blocked the use of Venezuelan crypto currencies through an executive order prohibiting such transactions by those in the United...
17-year-old student in Jamaica being questioned in relation to threats sent to teacher via...
A 17-year-old student of Wolmer's Boys School in Jamaica is being questioned in relation to alleged threats of violence and murder he sent to...
