Regional News
Barbadian criminologist supports corporal punishment in schools
A Barbadian criminologist is not in favour of a suggested ban on corporal punishment in schools.
Director of the Criminal Justice Research and Planning Unit,...
CCJ orders Guyana to refund Trinidad company millions in “unlawful” environmental tax
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ordered Guyana to refund the Trinidad-based beverage company, SM Jaleel (SMJ) and its subsidiary over Guyana's imposition...
Haiti sees decrease in suspected cholera cases
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says the number of suspected cholera cases reported in Haiti, up to April 8, 2017, has decreased when...
CARICOM urged to send fact-finding mission to Venezuela
The Caribbean chapter of the International Network in Defence of Humanity has called on leaders within CARICOM to send a fact-finding mission to Venezuela...
Jakarta governor found guilty in landmark Indonesian blasphemy trial
Jakarta governor, commonly known as Ahok, has been sentenced to two years in prison, after being found guilty of blasphemy in a trial seen...
Commonwealth Caribbean to release regional anti-corruption index
Anti corruption agencies in the Commonwealth Caribbean have indicated that they will be gathering regional data and release their own anti-corruption index similar to...
Three arrested in Guyana after Venezuelan-made explosives found
Police in Guyana have arrested a 45-year-old woman and her two adult children after a search of their apartment revealed a large stock of...
Trinidad and Tobago cops stop gunman on his way to commit murder
Police in Trinidad and Tobago say they arrested a gangster who was on his way to kill a rival last Friday night.
According to the...
Barbados must make IMF decision
The Government of Barbados will have to decide what its relationship with International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be.
But Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central...
University of the West Indies Cave Hill campus announces fee increase
From next year, thousands of students at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill campus in Barbados will have to dig deeper...
