Tuesday, May 7, 2024

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SVG’s Opposition Leader wants age of consent increased

KINGSTOWN – Opposition Leader Godwin Friday has reiterated his support for increasing the age of consent, saying that while 15 “definitely” is “too low”, the new age should be...

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...

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...

Earthquake hits three Caribbean countries

Bridgetown – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3, rocked three islands in the Eastern Caribbean early Sunday. The Seismic Research Centre at the University...

PAHO: Experts urge monitoring of COVID-19 variants

Washington – The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) says a group of experts has recommended the continued genomic surveillance in the Americas, including the...

Lawsuit against Skerrit, DLP members set for July

ROSEAU, Dominica – A magistrate set July 8 as the date for the start of a case against Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and 14...

State of emergency in Trinidad and Tobago as COVID cases, deaths rise

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government on Saturday declared a State of Emergency (SOE) and an eight-hour curfew as a...

CDB pledges further support for St Vincent

St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) can expect support from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) for its recovery efforts, following the eruption of the...

Trinidad’s Central Bank announces moratorium on loans

Port of Spain – The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) has announced a new moratorium on the regulatory treatment of payment deferrals...