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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...

St. Kitts-Nevis gov’t declares state of emergency as COVID cases increase

BASSETERRE – The St. Kitts-Nevis government declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, as the two-island federation grapples with an increase in the number...

Antigua awards first licence to grow medicinal marijuana

St John’s – The Medicinal Cannabis Authority (MCA) says it is reviewing at least five applications for licences worth more than EC$30 million as...

Union in St Vincent pushes back over COVID vaccine

Kingstown – The Public Service Union (PSU) is accusing the St Vincent and the Grenadines government of seeking to force public servants to be...

Trinidad seeks loan from China

Port Of Spain – The Trinidad and Tobago government Tuesday defended its decision to seek a multi-million dollar loan from China, rather than from...

CCRIF: Members renew parametric insurance coverage

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – The Caribbean Catastrophic Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) Monday said that its member governments have renewed their parametric insurance...

Trinidad health official warns about increase in MIS-C cases

Port Of Spain – A senior medical official on Monday warned that the recent surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases could result in an increase...