Tuesday, May 7, 2024

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12 killed in landslides following heavy rains in Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE – At least 12 people have been reported dead following the torrential rains that drenched Cap-Haitien for several days causing widespread floods and landslides, the authorities...

Caribbean urged to brace for extreme weather

BRIDGETOWN – The Barbados Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Tuesday said 2024 is shaping up to be a...

$10,000 bounty for shark

Port of Spain - A $10,000 reward is being offered to anyone who finds the shark that attacked,...

British national hospitalised after shark attack

SCARBOROUGH – A 64 year-old British national has been taken to the Scarborough General Hospital, after being attacked...

Haiti’s Prime Minister resigns

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned on Thursday as a new council was sworn in to lead the...

Grenada government announces second stimulus package

ST GEORGE’S – The Grenada government, acknowledging that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic “is far from over” says it has initiated a second stimulus package...

Long term drought still a concern in the region

BRIDGETOWN – The Barbados-based Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CDPMN) on Monday said that in recent months, rainfall deficits have been accumulating in some...

Imbert’s $52-billion budget

PORT OF SPAIN – The Trinidad and Tobago government on Monday presented a TT$52.49 billion (One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents) budget to Parliament announcing a...

US Coast Guard rescues nine Cubans

MIAMI – United States Coast Guard said its crews rescued nine Cubans, who were safely transferred to Cuban authorities. It’s reported that a Coast Guard...

BVI rolling out digital database

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronald George says the government will this week, be rolling out a digital database of...

Guyana government refutes child dies after taking Pfizer vaccine

GEORGETOWN – Guyana denied social media reports that a child had died after receiving a Pfizer vaccine and denounced those bent on spreading propaganda. In...