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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...

British Navy delivers supplies to St Vincent

London – The British Government said the Royal Navy has delivered 75 tonnes of crucial aid to Commonwealth citizens in St Vincent and the...

Guyana’s President declares flooding a national disaster

Georgetown – President Irfaan Ali on Saturday proclaimed that the floods across Guyana have reached the stage of a national disaster and crisis. In a...

CARPHA launches COVID video series for the deaf

PORT OF SPAIN – The Trinidad and Tobago based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says that it is responding to the needs of some...

Vincentian Minister refusing to see unvaccinated people

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – Minister of Public Service, Consumer Affairs and Sports Frederick Stephenson announced on Thursday that he will not be seeing persons...

Regional students give CXC failing grade

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A survey conducted among students across the region pointed to extreme dissatisfaction with the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and the arrangements...

Belize officials take ‘cautious’ step to close schools

Belmopan – The Belize government has announced the closure of schools here on June 18 “out of an abundance of caution, coupled with the...