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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...

Jamaican gun amnesty nets 101 firearms

Kingston, Jamaica – A total of 101 firearms and 3 000 rounds of ammunition were handed over to the authorities under the two-week gun...

UNICEF appeals for help for cholera response in Haiti

Port Au Prince, Haiti – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday said children account for roughly 40 per cent of the confirmed...

ICJ hears border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela

The Hague, Netherlands –Guyana on Tuesday argued that Venezuela has failed to provide adequate evidence to back its position for a dismissal of a...

Nurse shot and killed in St Lucia

Castries – Less than 24 hours after Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre cautioned against creating an environment of fear in St Lucia as a result...

St Lucian economy hard hit by COVID and war, says IMF

Washington – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said St Lucia has been “severely affected” by the COVID-19 pandemic and the increase in...

Guyana’s Health Minister warns of new wave of COVID infections

Georgetown – Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Friday urged Guyanese to get vaccinated amidst concerns that a recent upsurge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases...