Regional News
IMF Office to Remain In Jamaica For Two Additional Years
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will continue to operate its offices in Jamaica for an additional two years, after its S$1.6-billion Precautionary Stand-By Arrangement with...
Bermuda gets new weather radar system
A new $2 million weather radar system was officially launched in Bermuda with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Cooper’s Island in St David’s yesterday.
Zane DeSilva,...
Western diplomats urge Guyana politicians to follow CCJ ruling
Western diplomats Monday urged Guyana’s political leaders to abide by the ruling of the Trinidad based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that last week...
Guyana woman gets 20 years for strangling 8 year old son with bed sheet
A woman in Guyana received a 20-year-sentence from Justice Navindra Singh when appeared at the Georgetown High Court yesterday for killing her son.
Sonia King,...
Barbados UWI students to ‘give back ‘says Barbados Homes Affairs Minister
Barbados Cabinet has approved the Give Back Programme for students of the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus to repay with service...
Antigua eye new destinations for LIAT
The Antigua and Barbuda government says its future plans for the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT - is to have it fly as far north...
PAHO warns Caribbean at risk of heat waves
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is warning people in the Caribbean that they are at risk for heat strokes and even death as...
US family blames Cruise Company for toddler’s death
The family of a toddler who died after falling 11 storeys from an open window on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship has blamed the...
Venezuelan women forced into prostitution at gunpoint
Seeking to arouse the consciences of senators, Trinidad and Tobago’s National Security Minister, Stuart Young, yesterday spoke of the harrowing experiences of young Venezuelan...
UN boss urges region to maintain fight against climate change
United Nations Secretary, General Antonio Guterres said yesterday that the Caribbean experience in dealing with the impact of climate change makes it “abundantly clear...
