Regional News
Omicron sub-variants expected to become dominant strain on the USVI
Cases of the omicron BA.4 sub-variant of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been found on the US Virgin Islands and officials have warned islanders not to...
Barbados close to securing $200 Million World Bank loan
Barbados appears close to securing $200 million in concessional funding from the World Bank after 27 years of being cut-off from such financing.
A Government...
Visitor to Barbados fined $800 for breaking quarantine
A visitor to Barbados, who went out with a friend instead of going into immediate quarantine after arriving in the island, was fined when...
Guyana not interested in joining OPEC, says Vice President
Developing oil producer Guyana is not interested in joining the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) according to the country’s Vice President Bharrat...
Caribbean leaders dismiss suggestions of political interference in the operations of the CCJ
At least two CARICOM leaders have dismissed suggestions of political interference in the operations of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).
The positions of...
Vessel transporting illegal migrants intercepted by Turks and Caicos
A Haitian vessel transporting illegal migrants was intercepted by officers of the Marine Branch of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force.
Based...
Prime Minister says Trinidad and Tobago still facing difficult road ahead
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley on Sunday acknowledged that Trinidad and Tobago will have to undergo “more adjustment” before it is able to “clear...
Barbados’ children in peril says psychologist
A Barbadian psychologist, Wendy Cave, is concerned that the increasing level of anxiety, depression and other psychological disorders arising from not having face-to-face learning...
Renewed call for Jamaica’s health minister to resign
There is a renewed call for the sacking of Jamaica’s Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson over the outbreak of healthcare- associated infections at the...
Gun amnesty to go in effect in Anguilla
Anguilla will be using a gun amnesty to clamp down on the issue of illegal firearms and ammo.
Residents on the island of Anguilla have...
