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Hurricane Melissa leaves 25 dead in Haiti, causes widespread damage in Jamaica and Cuba

Flooding from Hurricane Melissa killed 25 people in Haiti while the storm still churned across Cuba on Wednesday after leaving Jamaica with widespread damage and power outages, officials say.Jean...

Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba hours after devastating Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa slammed into Cuba early on Wednesday, hours after causing devastation in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever...

Vincentians vote for a new government on November 27

Prime Minister  Dr. Ralph Gonsalves Tuesday night announced November 27 s the date for  the general elections in...

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica

Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane...

Roofs torn off hospitals, former senator says

Some hospitals on the south coast of Jamaica have had their roofs torn off, former Jamaican senator Imani...

Premier fires his agriculture and environment minister

BRADES, Montserrat – Premier Donaldson Romeo has fired his agriculture and environment minister Claude Hogan, less than 48 hours after he took to the...

St Lucia PM to address United Nations General Assembly

CASTRIES – St Lucia’s Prime Minister Allen Chastanet will address the 72nd t meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which begins in...

Tropical systems in Atlantic Ocean threatening progress in BVI

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands – Two tropical systems in the Atlantic Ocean are threatening to reverse progress made here since the devastating impact...

Belize suspends oil shipment under PetroCaribe programme

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Alba PetroCaribe Belize Energy Limited (APBEL) says it has suspended the long standing agreement with the Venezuelan state oiled company...

Two killed as protests continue against budget proposals

PORT AU PRINCE – At least two people were killed and 12 people arrested as protests action continued in this French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...

LIAT starts relief flights to St Maarten and Tortola

ST JOHN’S – LIAT has started limited flight operations into the destinations of St Maarten and Tortola, British Virgin Islands which were severely affected...