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...

US Coast Guard seizes drugs, detains suspects and migrants

Portsmouth – The United States Coast Guard said it had detained drug suspects and migrants, and seized a significant amount of drugs during patrols...

Jamaica to lift UK travel ban

Kingston – Jamaica’s travel ban on the United Kingdom (UK), slated to come to an end on Friday will not be extended, Tourism Minister...

Tougher building code may be needed, Gonsalves says

Kingstown – St Vincent and the Grenadines prime minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves said his government will have to consider reinforcing building codes, especially for...

Trinidad records over 300 new COVID cases

Port Of Spain – Trinidad and Tobago registered more than 300 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) for a second consecutive day on Friday and...

La Soufriere in ‘state of unrest’

Kingstown – The scientists monitoring the La Soufriere Volcano here are warning that it continues to be in a state of unrest even though...

Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum expects increase in rainfall

Bridgetown – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) says the transition into the wet season is forecast to increase rainfall amounts in the...