Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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Caribbean urged to brace for extreme weather

BRIDGETOWN – The Barbados Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Tuesday said 2024 is shaping up to be a year of climate extremes in the Caribbean. In its latest Caribbean Climate Outlooks...

$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...

Dominica High Court overturns ban on same-sex relations

Dominica's High Court has overturned a ban on consensual same-sex relations in the Caribbean island nation. The court ruled...

Belizean ambassador presents credentials to OAS

Washington – The new Permanent Representative of Belize to the Organisation of American States (OAS), Lynn Raymond Young, has presented his credentials to OAS...

More COVID ease for Trinidad and Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN– The Trinidad and Tobago government on Saturday announced a further easing of the restriction of measures aimed at curbing the spread...

Moise “riddled” with bullets, says widow

The injured widow of Haiti’s president described the moment assassins “riddled” her husband with bullets after bursting into their home in the middle of...

Trinidad announces fines for COVID-19 breaches

Port of Spain – When Trinidad and Tobago’s borders reopen on July 17, any traveller who lies about their coronavirus (COVID-19) results or vaccination...

PAHO director urges sharing of COVID-19 vaccines

Washington – Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne on Wednesday called for increased supplies of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for the Americas,...

Foreign hit squad killed Moise

A hit squad composed mostly of retired Colombian soldiers assassinated Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse earlier this week, police say. The group included 26 Colombians and...