Regional News
Jamaica Government upgrading University of the West Indies lab to test for Zika Virus
The Jamaica Government is spending $10 million to upgrade and improve the Virology Laboratory at the University of the West Indies (UWI) to ensure...
Belize Prime Minister to step down by 2020
Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow says he intends to step down as the leader of government and head of the ruling United Democratic Party...
Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago says there is a disturbing problem of child...
The Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago said today “there is an acute and disturbing problem of child cruelty” in the country as police...
Bill passed to improve Jamaica’s financial services sector
The House of Representatives in Jamaica took another step closer to creating a regime for the establishment of a modern financial services industry, when...
Jamaica Health Minister advises women to delay pregnancy, as ZIKA virus hits the Caribbean
The Ministry of Health in Jamaica has advised women to delay becoming pregnant for the next six to 12 months and those already pregnant...
A quarter of Antigua prison population to get early release
About 100 of the 399 inmates in Antigua’s overcrowded jail will be granted early release by next month, National Security Minister Steadroy Benjamin has...
Bahamas crime statistics frightening, says US embassy
US Embassy in Nassau charge d'affaires Lisa Johnson said The Bahamas’ crime statistics are “frightening” and the local crime problem is an issue that...
St. Lucia Government maintains position regarding the diplomatic immunity of its International Maritime Organisation...
The St. Lucia government said today that it has informed the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) that it intends to uphold the principle...
US issues travel alert over Zika virus in Caribbean
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday issued a travel warning for the Caribbean region where infection with Zika, a...
Chinese businessman shot dead outside restaurant in Trinidad
Police in Trinidad were searching for a lone gunman who shot and killed a 30-year-old Chinese businessman who was gunned down outside his restaurant...
