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ECLAC to release economic survey of LAC

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Friday announced that it present its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2026 on August 20. It said growth...

CCJ president responds to press reports on leaked correspondence

Port of Spain, Trinidad – President of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Winston Anderson, Friday...

Haiti PM says elections will be held in 2026

Port Au Prince, Haiti – Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé says the “the elections will take place this...

CARICOM education ministers meeting in Guyana

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Education Ministers began a two-day meeting here on Wednesday amid concerns as to  whether or...

Trinidad rocked by 5.1 magnitude earthquake

PORT OF SPAIN – Trinidad and Tobago was rocked by a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1...

Death toll mounts as gangs rule Haiti

Port-au-Prince – Several thousand people have been gunned down in Haiti this year, as a result of violence caused by heavily armed gangs calling...

Body of American tourist recovered from Essequibo River

Georgetown, Guyana – A post-mortem examination is scheduled to be conducted on the recovered body of 38-year-old Thomas Carstens Jr, an American tourist who went...

Former BVI premier sends farewell letter

Tortola, British Virgin Islands – Eight months after he was arrested in the United States, former Prime Minister Andrew Fahie has written a farewell...

Belize PM on official visit to Venezuela

Belmopan, Belize – Prime Minister John Briceño is heading a delegation to Venezuela where he is expected to hold high-level discussions on various bilateral...

Heavy rains and possible flooding forecast for December in the Caribbean

Bridgetown – The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology & Hydrology (CIMH) is warning the region that recent heavy rains could continue into December and pose...

UWI to launch website for Caribbean research

Acknowledging that a digital presence was needed to drive education in the region, The University of the West Indies (UWI) plans to launch a...