Regional News
OAS deploys mission to assess situation of Haitian migrants in Dominican Republic
The Organization of American States (OAS) on Thursday sent a special mission to the Dominican Republic and Haiti in order to gather information on...
St. Lucia Health authorities moving to halt possible whooping cough outbreak
The Ministry of Health in St. Lucia has developed certain strategies in order to help prevent a full blown outbreak of whooping cough in...
Jamaica considering bio-fuel production
Jamaica is looking into producing its own bio-fuel and increasing the current mix of ethanol in petrol to about 20 per cent.
Principal Director of...
Guyana Government refusing to pay CPL 500,000 US dollars
The Guyana government says it will not pay US $500,000 dollars to organizers of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) until it sees a contract...
Trinidad police investigating the shooting of a prison officer outside his home
Police in Trinidad are investigating whether the shooting of a prison officer outside his San Fernando home was a hit ordered from behind prison...
Jamaica Health Ministry to reduce harmful consumption of alcohol by 3%
The Ministry of Health in Jamaica through the National Strategic and Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of non-communicable diseases plans to reduce...
Sanitation workers on strike in Barbados as union enters Phase 2 of industrial action
A day after calling out public servants to protest, the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) in Barbados has instructed employees its represents at...
Police in Jamaica launch campaign to intercept illegal guns
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has launched its latest crime fighting initiative, designed to reduce the number of guns available for use in murders...
CARICOM letting the United Nations take the lead in resolving the Haiti-Dominican Republic matter
CARICOM has pledged not to ease the pressure on the Dominican Republic in response to the country’s immigration crackdown.
But it will only be doing...
St. Kitts PM tells his colleagues to focus on eliminating AIDS in the region
St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris is urging policymakers and practitioners in the region to find the formula for scaling up...
