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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...

Antigua’s PM sends letter of assurance to Mottley

Bridgetown – The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne has assured the Mia Mottley administration that he will not be prohibiting travel...

St Vincent puts Barbados on high-risk list

Kingstown – Effective Monday, January 4, 2021, travellers from Barbados will be categorised as arriving from a  high risk country, and must quarantine in...

Cuban doctors nominated for Nobel Prize

HAVANA, Cuba – A proposal to award the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to a contingent of Cuban doctors who specialise in disaster situations and...

Four cases of COVID variant in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Four passenger samples from the recent United Kingdom (UK) flight to Jamaica were confirmed positive for the new strain of COVID-19,...

Air Canada suspends flights to Bermuda

Hamilton – Bermuda is to be left without direct air service from Canada for more than a month after Air Canada announced it is...

Rowley urges stronger outcomes for CARICOM

Georgetown – The incoming chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago, is challenging the regional integration...