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...

Trinidad report: Oil tanker is ‘not tilting’

Port of Spain – The Trinidad and Tobago government Thursday expressed satisfaction with a report by a team of its own experts that had...

LIAT could resume flights in November

Cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, which is undergoing a restructuring programme, is likely to return to the skies in November, a senior government minister in...

More charges laid against Opposition member, election officials in Guyana

Georgetown – The chairperson of the main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Volda Lawrence, was on Wednesday slapped with a new charge of...

Hurricane Epsilon moves towards Bermuda

Miami – A strengthening Hurricane Epsilon is churning its way over the Atlantic and it is expected to make its closest approach to Bermuda Thursday afternoon...

Education ministers want waiver of fees for CXC reviews

Port of Spain – Several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) education ministers have “unanimously” proposed that the Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) commit to a total...

Grenada marks 37th anniversary of Bishop’s death

St George’s – Grenada marked the 37th anniversary of the shooting death of its first ever left wing prime minister Maurice Bishop with a call...