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Father of 12 appeals conviction after 37-year sentence for sexual assault of 14...

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Sentenced to 37 years in prison back in 2015 for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, Linton Pompey is appealing his conviction and sentence which...

Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro rejects calls for fresh elections

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Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has dismissed calls for new presidential elections ahead of fresh protests against his leadership. In a show of defiance, he insisted...

Caribbean reefs affected by mass bleaching

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Reefs in the Caribbean are among the world’s reefs that have been hit by a major episode of bleaching. Scientists have confirmed that corals in...

$25M ‘Welcome to Guyana’ sign commissioned at CJIA

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As Guyana continues to rapidly grow as a tourism destination, visitors at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), particularly tourists, will now be greeted...

Move to Give Expats Voting Rights in Bermuda Rejected

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The British government has turned down a United Kingdom parliamentary committee proposal to give British residents in Bermuda the right to vote in elections...

Trinidad and Tobago’s gov’t defends decision to bar citizens

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The Trinidad and Tobago government has defended its decision not to re-open its borders to accommodate 35 nationals stranded in Barbados, insisting that the...

Barbados’ foreign reserves at lowest level in more than a decade

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Barbados’ foreign reserves have fallen to the lowest level in 14 years, according to Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados Dr. DeLisle Worrell. However,...

Suspect turns himself in after American woman killed on beach in Grenada

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Police in Grenada have confirmed that an ex-convict, recently released from prison, turned himself into custody on Monday in connection with the stabbing death...

UN agencies urge Caribbean governments to impose measures to curb alcohol consumption

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Two United Nations health organizations are calling on Caribbean governments to implement measures that would curb the consumption of alcohol after a new study...

Police in Grenada to wear body cameras

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The Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) Wednesday announced it would implement body-worn cameras for police officers by the end of September this year. Grenada’s Acting...
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