Regional News
CDB approves US$750,000 to coordinate regional emergency assistance
The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Borrowing Member Countries (BMC’s) will soon be able to prepare for and respond more effectively to emergency situations, following approval...
Barbados Health ministry welcomes Caribbean’s first Type 1 Diabetes registry
The Ministry of Health in Barbados has welcomed the launch of a Type 1 Diabetes Registry – the first of its kind in the...
Grenada moving ahead with plans to develop Cannabis industry
The Government of Grenada in its latest update on progressing the Cannabis industry says it is moving ahead with plans to legalise and decriminalise...
LIAT 1974 makes final flights across Eastern Caribbean
Monday was the end of an era in Caribbean aviation as LIAT (1974) has conducted its final flights.
The airline’s sole aircraft, an ATR 42-600,...
Jamaican students killed in fiery vehicular crash
Two Jamaican students have died in a fiery vehicular crash in Petersfield Westmoreland.
Police in Jamaica have launched an investigation into the deaths of the...
Antigua Prime Minister rejects opposition call for fixed elections date
There will be no change to the Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda to allow for a fixed date for general elections if it is...
Hunt continues for kidnapped girl in Dominica as abductor is killed by police
Police in Dominica have intensified their search for a 12-year-old girl who was kidnapped more than a week ago.
According to Dominica’s Deputy Police Commissioner...
52 people prosecuted for water theft in Jamaica
The National Water Commission (NWC) in Jamaica has reported that 52 people across the island have been prosecuted for illegal water connections.
The water company...
All-out effort pledged to solve murders in T&T
Trinidad and Tobago’s Acting Commissioner of Police Earla Christopher said the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) is executing an all-out effort to solve...
IMF willing to help hurricane-ravaged Caribbean countries
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Christine Lagarde, says her organisation is willing to help the Caribbean countries severely affected by the passage of...
