Regional News
Regional Planning For Climate Change Gets Research Boost
Planning for a changing climate and the anticipated impacts on the Caribbean – from temperature increases and the associated implications for food and water...
Jamaica hosting conference of the Association of Caribbean Heads of Corrections and Prison Services
Jamaica is hosting the 12th conference of the Association of Caribbean Heads of Corrections and Prison Services (ACHCPS) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in...
Trinidad and Tobago government promises new legislation as death toll mounts
The Trinidad and Tobago government said yesterday that it intends taking legislation to Parliament in January 2019 that would increase the severity of the...
Trinidad rattled by two earthquakes minutes apart
Two earthquakes, one with a magnitude of 5.1 rattled Trinidad and Tobago minutes apart late last night, but there were no immediate reports of...
Brazil deploys troops to border town after Venezuela migrant attacks
Brazil says it will send additional troops to its northern frontier after residents of one of its border towns attacked Venezuelan immigrants, forcing hundreds...
Jamaica’s Ministry of Economic calls for buy-in on plastic ban
Jamaica’s Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz, is calling for a buy-in into the Government's ban...
PAHO wants equitable access to health care in the Caribbean
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling for fair access to health care in the Caribbean, saying that millions of people in the...
IMF says second phase of measures needed to help Barbados’ economic recovery
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday served notice that a second phase of measures will be needed to help Barbados’ economic recovery.
The warning...
Trinidad and Tobago’s Police Commissioner falls ill, taken to medical centre
Trinidad and Tobago’s Police Commissioner Gary Griffith fell ill on Sunday and checked himself in to the St Clair Medical Centre, Port of Spain...
At least one dead, dozens hurt as thousands protest in Haiti
At least one person was killed and dozens injured as thousands of protesters took to the streets in Haiti yesterday over a corruption scandal...
