Regional News
Antiguan Government discusses move into digital taxi services
Antigua and Barbuda is advancing plans to modernize its transportation sector with a new local ride-hailing app, discussed in a recent Cabinet meeting involving...
Grenada to receive US$44 million from CCRIF for hurricane damage
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) announced on Wednesday that it will disburse US$44 million to Grenada due to the devastation caused by...
Canada provides over $1.2M in response to Hurricane Beryl in Caribbean
Canada is providing support to the Caribbean Region in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.
Ahmed Hussen, Canada’s Minister of International Development, announced that Canada is...
Grenada to improve building codes and standards post Hurricane Beryl
The severe devastation suffered in Carriacou and Petite Martinique due to the passage of Hurricane Beryl has raised the issue of adherence to building...
Guyanese woman arrested for attempted murder of 9-year-old daughter
A Guyanese woman was arrested by police after she attempted to kill her nine-year-old daughter and herself following a breakup with her boyfriend.
According to...
Guyana to save big on importation of corn, soya & shrimp
The president of Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali says that by the end of 2027, the country is likely to save US$60 million on the importation of...
Jamaica stays at Tier 2 of US State Dept’s Trafficking in Persons Report
Jamaica has remained at the Tier 2 level of the US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Report for 2024, ostensibly because the Government of...
Guyanese man charged for murder of his wife
A Guyanese man has been charged and arrested for murder after fatally stabbing his wife.
Neldon “Jojo” Neblett appeared before a judge in the Wales...
Members of Jamaica’s sexual harassment tribunal named
The names of Jamaica's 15-member Sexual Harassment Tribunal that has been established to hear and determine complaints and to make awards under the provisions...
Higher penalties for visitors to Grenada who fail to declare firearm
Grenada’s Parliament has given the green light to legislation amending the existing fines and imprisonment for visitors who fail to declare a firearm to...
