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...

Sir Lester Bird recovering after surgery

St John’s – Former prime minister Sir Lester Bird is recovering at hospital after having his lower leg amputated on Tuesday, the state-owned ABS...

La Soufriere seismic activity continues, court orders two men to stay out of Red Zone

Kingstown – Scientists monitoring the La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent on Tuesday said that seismic activity is continuing along the pattern established after...

St Vincent to get US$2.2 million from CCRIF

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) Monday said that it would be paying out an estimated US$2.2 million...

Miguel Díaz-Canel to lead Cuba’s Communist Party

Havana - Cuba's Communist Party has announced Miguel Díaz-Canel will succeed Raúl Castro as the party's first secretary. Díaz-Canel, who in 2018 succeeded Castro as...

Climbing La Soufriere Volcano a foolish act, says scientist

Kingstown – The lead scientist monitoring the La Soufrière volcano, Professor Richard Robertson, Monday described as “dotish” and not an act of bravery, the...

La Soufriere Volcano erupts explosively again

The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) said a short while ago in a bulletin on its Facebook Page that there...