Regional News
Man sues Caribbean Airlines over drugs in luggage
Regional carrier Caribbean Airlines has been slapped with a multi-million dollar lawsuit by a Guyanese man who was held at New York’s JFK Airport...
Man breaks leg trying to jump out of quarantine centre in Grenada
An investigation was launched in Grenada following an incident in which a man, who sneaked onto the compound of a safe quarantine facility to...
CARICOM decries latest EU blacklisting
The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping says it “deplores the ongoing unilateral, arbitrary and non-transparent blacklisting strategy” employed by the European Union (EU) to...
British Airways increasing flights to Caribbean
British Airways has increased the number of destinations it is flying to this October, for both short haul and long haul routes.
Among these are...
Protest breaks out in Guyana over killing of young cousins
Protesters in Guyana, on Sunday, blocked the roadway along the Number Five and Number Three villages, West Coast Berbice Public Road, bringing traffic to...
Barbados’ Ministry of Health stands firm behind new protocols
The Ministry of Health and Wellness in Barbados is standing firm behind its new COVID-19 protocols.
In the face of criticism of the protocols, which...
Ban plastic bottles says Jamaican Environmental Group leader
Caribbean lead person for the global network Plastics Pollution Governance Framework, Dr. Andrea Clayton is criticizing the Jamaican Government for not banning plastic bottles...
Some police in Jamaica Denied Gun Permits for Spousal Abuse
Allegations of domestic violence are among the main reasons cops are being denied permits for private firearms, the regulatory agency has revealed.
The Firearm Licensing...
Front-line workers should be first to get vaccine, says Barbados PM
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley believes workers in the tourism and travel sector should be given priority access to vaccinations and therapeutics...
Guyana records more COVID-19 deaths
The death toll in Guyana from the COVID-19 climbed to 78 on Sunday after two patients died earlier during the day.
The Ministry of Health...
