Regional News
Former Jamaica prime minister urges government to establish National Security Commission to fight crime
Former Prime Minister of Jamaica P.J. Patterson has suggested that a National Security Commission be established by the current administration in an effort to...
CARICOM Secretary General calling on region to end violence against women and girls
CARICOM’s Secretary General Dr. Carla Barnett is calling on the region to make the appropriate investments in the prevention of violence against women and...
Guyana has received over 300,000 doses of vaccines from COVAX
Guyana continues to benefit from free vaccines from the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX), a programme that provides free vaccines to 92 countries worldwide.
Guyana’s...
Guyana calls for global solidarity in face of new challenges
Guyana has called for global solidarity in the face of new challenges being experienced.
Guyanese Prime Minister Mark Phillips, addressing the Third South Summit of...
Two JDF members are first-ever appointed to US Coast Guard Academy
The United States Coast Guard Academy has admitted as cadets two members of the Jamaica Defence Force, Shawna Marie Sinclair and Nicholas Folkes.
Soon-to-be Cadet...
Bermuda announces date for by-election
A by-election in Bermuda will be held in the constituency of Devonshire North Central on February 4th, 2016 to fill a vacancy following the...
Caribbean urged to do more to deal with challenges of water management
The Executive Director of the Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Ronald Jackson, says the region must bridge existing fundamental gaps, if it...
Scotiabank to sell insurance operations in Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica
The Bank of Nova Scotia confirmed today that it would be selling its insurance operations in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago as part of...
Dominica’s Lennox Linton steps down as political leader of UWP
Political Leader of the United Workers Party (UWP) in Dominica, Lennox Linton has resigned from his post.
On Monday, October 3, Linton made a public...
Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Erika causes massive flooding in Dominica
Reports of deaths, major landslides and flooding are coming out of Dominica as Tropical Storm Erika battered the island for several hours.
According to the...
