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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...

Guyana’s govt to honour Dr Walter Rodney

Georgetown – The Guyana government Thursday announced that it will honour prominent historian, political activist and academic, Dr Walter Rodney, nearly 41 years after...

Speculation about early election in Antigua

St John’s – Prime Minister Gaston Browne Thursday heightened speculation about another snap general election in Antigua and Barbuda after it emerged that Cabinet...

Barbados praised for action on marine protected areas

London – Commonwealth Secretary General, Patricia Scotland has welcomed the announcement by Barbados that it is joining Seychelles to co-champion Commonwealth action on marine...

PAHO head repeats call for equity in COVID vaccination coverage

Washington – The director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dr Carissa Etienne Wednesday lamented the slow rate of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination in...

CDC lowers Bermuda’s risk rating for COVID-19

Hamilton – The Atlanta-based US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has lowered Bermuda’s coronavirus (COVID-19) risk rating from very high to moderate...

US investigates disclosure of tax records on rich Americans

Washington, DC – The Treasury Department asked law enforcement authorities to investigate the disclosure of tax records cited in a media report that showed...