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Former Prime Minister of Jamaica Edward Seaga hospitalized in the United States

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Former Prime Minister, Edward Seaga, has been hospitalized in the United States where he is treated for an undisclosed ailment. The Jamaica Observer newspaper in...

Puerto Rico’s new Hurricane Maria death toll 46 times higher than government’s previous count

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Puerto Rico's government raised its official Hurricane Maria death toll to 2,975 yesterday in the wake of a new estimate from researchers. The new figure...

UN asks Venezuela to accept humanitarian aid

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The UN Human Rights Council yesterday voted through a resolution urging the government of Venezuela to "accept humanitarian assistance" to alleviate the country's "scarcity"...

T&T PM Rowley downplays significance of Trump meeting with selected C’bean leaders

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Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley today brushed aside suggestions that Port of Spain had been snubbed by United States President Donald...

Haiti death toll from earthquake rises to 18

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Haiti said 18 people have now been confirmed dead following the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked the French-speaking Caricom country on October 6. The Directorate...

Haiti unveils new government after riots

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A new Haitian government was unveiled last night, two months after the prime minister resigned over deadly riots triggered by planned fuel price hikes. The...

Guyana to sign economic cooperation agreement with Barbados

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Guyana is to sign a framework agreement for economic cooperation with Barbados, President David Granger has announced. The announcement comes on the heels of the...

New software to improve HIV / TB data collection in the region

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The OECS Commission’s Health Unit has introduced new HIV/STI/TB Clinical Management Software to the region and has trained IT professionals in its use to...

New UN report lists Haiti among countries where conflicts, extreme climate change threaten access...

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A new report by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has identified Haiti among 39 countries where conflicts and extreme climate change...

ExxonMobil Makes 10th Oil Discovery Offshore Guyana

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United States oil giant ExxonMobil has made its 10th discovery offshore Guyana at the Pluma-1 well. This latest discovery has increased the estimated recoverable resource...
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