Regional News
Guyana’s President returning to Cuba for further Cancer Treatment
Guyana’s President David Granger is scheduled to return to Cuba today for further medical intervention, after being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in the Spanish-speaking...
Condor, LIAT Sign Interline Agreement For Winter Season
Germany’s Condor airline has signed an interline agreement with regional Caribbean air carrier, LIAT.
Beginning in 2019, travelers can take advantage of Condor’s nonstop flights...
CARICOM expresses solidarity with Indonesia
CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has expressed the Community’s solidarity with Indonesia in the wake of the recent catastrophes.
In a message of condolence...
Guyana Denies Shipping Bad Rice to Jamaica
The Government of Guyana says it has not shipped any rice to Jamaica under the “Cinderella” brand for the year - after media reports...
Trinidad and Tobago opposition leader has 24-month Petrotrin plan
Trinidad and Tobago’s Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar has outlined a 24-month plan which she believes can save thousands of jobs at the state-owned...
PAHO launches virtual course on suicide prevention
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is launching a virtual course on suicide prevention for primary healthcare workers in the Americas, including the Caribbean.
It...
Bahamas Health Minister sees increase seen in cases of conch poisoning
Bahamas Health Minister says there are now ten confirmed cases of conch poisoning.
Duane Sands in an interview with the Tribune newspaper said that that...
St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister urges countries producing guns to do more to curb trafficking
St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris has issued an urgent call for countries where guns and other weapons are manufactured to do more...
PAHO wants all Caribbean babies to be breastfed within first hour of life
The Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) says all babies in Latin American and the Caribbean should be breastfed within the first hour of life, lamenting...
No visitation for Venezuelan mom who sold baby to Trinidadian couple
The Venezuelan woman who allegedly sold her two-month-old baby boy for US$20,000 will not be reunited with her offspring until the investigation by the...
