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Plot to assassinate T&T PM and other officials spans multiple jurisdictions

Port of Spain – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the alleged plot to assassinate her and senior members of her government has widened significantly and now involves multiple foreign...

Advocacy group in Jamaica calls for sex offenders registry to be made public

 The non-governmental organisation – Fi We Children Foundation,  has joined calls for the sex offenders registry to be made...

Mother, three children buried as Guyana ferry tragedy death toll climbs to 73

 A mother and three of her children were laid to rest on Friday as a sense of unimaginable...

IDB Invest announces strategic partnership to support Caribbean growth

IDB Invest, the private-sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB Group) says it has entered into a...

Death toll in Guyana ferry tragedy climbs as regional recovery effort expands

 Search, rescue and recovery operations following the capsizing of the MV Barima have intensified with the arrival of...

Melissa upgraded to Category 1 hurricane

Tropical Storm Melissa has been upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane, Principal Director of the Meteorological Service, Jamaica, Evan Thompson, confirmed. The system, at the...

Trinidad rocked by strong earthquake

An earthquake with a magnitude of  5.0 rocked Trinidad and Tobago on Friday night, but  there were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The...

Jamaicans and Haitians prepare for passage of Tropical Storm Melissa

Jamaicans and Haitians were bracing for the passage of Tropical  Storm Melissa that is expected to  rapidly intensify into  a major hurricane this weekend. Weather...

Suriname rural villages to benefit from new CDF funded project

 Residents of 10 rural communities in Suriname are expected to benefit from a multi-million US dollar electrification project funded by the Barbados-based Caribbean Community...

US warship en route to Trinidad and Tobago for five-day training exercise

Port of Spain, Trinidad –  The Trinidad and Tobago government says that a United States warship is due to arrive here this weekend for...

Haiti under hurricane watch

MIAMI – A hurricane watch is in effect for Haiti on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Melissa moves slowly across the region bringing heavy rainfall...