Regional News
New state of emergency declared in Jamaica
A State of Emergency has been declared in parts of Jamaica’s capital, with Prime Minister Andrew Holness saying the increased criminal activities in the...
Jamaica’s curfew to remain in place until June
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that the nightly 8pm to 5am curfew that is in place to limit the transmission of the COVID-19...
All Trinidad General Workers’ Trade Union accepts CPO’s 4% offer
The All Trinidad General Workers’ Trade Union (ATGWTU) on Thursday accepted T&T’s Chief Personnel Officer (CPO), Dr. Daryl Dindial’s four per cent salary offer, and signed...
Former BVI ports director and son plead guilty
A mother and son have pleaded guilty under a plea agreement to conspiracy to import cocaine in a scheme that also allegedly involved the...
Guyana’s President Calls for calm as protest rage over police involved shooting
Several business and vehicle owners on the East Coast of the Demerara River are now counting their losses after a protest, which erupted as news circulated that...
Bahamas to report on arrest of Jamaican women
Bahamas Foreign Affairs Minister, Fred Mitchell is expected to outline the findings of a probe into the arrest of 11 Jamaican women earlier this...
Trinidad blanks support for Dominica at OAS meeting
Trinidad and Tobago has blanked support for hurricane ravaged Dominica that was seeking to get a waiver on its assessed quota contribution to the...
CARICOM optimistic of peaceful solution to Venezuelan crisis
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have ended a meeting with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, expressing optimism that the UN will assist in establishing...
Barbados expecting healthy revenue for sugar crop in 2023
Barbados is expecting a rake of some $6.8 million in revenue from packaged sugar exports to the United States and Trinidad this year.
The Barbados...
Cuba mobilizes security forces to prevent Zika outbreak
Cuban President Raul Castro announced today that 9,200 troops and police have been mobilized in a campaign to eliminate mosquitoes and protect the country...
