Saturday, April 27, 2024

Regional

British national hospitalised after shark attack

SCARBOROUGH – A 64 year-old British national has been taken to the Scarborough General Hospital, after being attacked by a bull shark on Friday morning, the Chief Secretary of...

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...

Port of Spain General Hospital NICU baby death toll jumps to 18

Port of Spain - Two weeks after the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) announced that seven babies...

Jamaican cop killed in the line of duty

KINGSTON – The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), has described as “a very sad moment” the death of police...

Crime and violence also public health issues

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chairman Dr Keith Rowley stressed the importance of addressing crime and violence in the region “as...

Hundreds of frontline workers receive COVID jab in Grenada

St Georges – Minister of Tourism Clarice Modeste was among hundreds of tourism, hospitality and other frontline workers who received their first dose of...

Biden congratulates Guyana’s Ali

Georgetown – Recently inaugurated United States President Joe Biden expressed a desire to strengthen bilateral relations with Guyana, as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nation...

Bermuda’s premier sees hurdles in move to license cannabis production

Hamilton – Premier David Burt has expressed doubt over whether a new law to license cannabis production in Bermuda will get the royal assent...

EU imposes sanctions on 19 officials in Venezuela

Brussels – The Council of the European Union (EU) on Monday imposed sanctions on 19 leading Venezuelan officials, including generals, politicians and judges from...

IDB: Historic partnership to aid recovery in region

Washington – The President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Mauricio Claver-Carone, has collaborated with a coalition of 40 global corporate executives in launching...