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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...

LaRocque receives first Ambassador of Kenya to Caricom

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Thursday accredited the first Ambassador of Kenya to CARICOM. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in receiving the credentials of H.E....

Duo plead not guilty as Petrojam trial begins

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former general manager of petroleum refinery Petrojam Floyd Grindley and former chairman Dr Perceval Bahado-Singh were granted bail Wednesday morning after...

OECS to celebrate 40 years

Castries – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission on Monday unveiled planned activities for the 40th Anniversary of the OECS, with Dominica’s...

Majority of active COVID cases in Bermuda are the UK variant, says premier

Hamilton – Premier David Burt says more than three-quarters of the current active coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Bermuda are the UK variant. In a series...

Jamaica first Caribbean country to receive COVAX COVID-19 vaccines

  Kingston – Jamaica on Monday received 14 400 doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines through the COVAX Facility, becoming the first country in the Caribbean...

Tourist arrivals down, but CTO sees ‘encouraging signs’

Bridgetown – Tourist arrivals to the Caribbean fell by 65.5 per cent in 2020, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), but it is...