Tuesday, May 7, 2024

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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...

Minister refutes organ reaping rumours

KINGSTON – National Security Minister Robert Montague moved last night to scotch rumours, or “fake news” fanned by social media, that a surge in...

Over 14 000 streetlights in Antigua & Barbuda to be replaced with LEDs

ST JOHN’S – The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is set to replace that country’s existing streetlights with energy-efficient LED lights. This is being done...

Road project launched in Antigua and Barbuda

ST JOHN’S – The Government of Antigua and Barbuda officially launched a road rehabilitation project to upgrade the Sir George Walter Highway and Friars...

Jamaican govt to divest electric company, airport

KINGSTON – The  Government has confirmed that it will be selling its 19.9 per cent share in the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) company in...

Guyana Post Office launches Online Mailbox Service

GEORGETOWN – Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes  congratulated the Guyana Post Office Cooperation (GPOC) for taking steps to modernise its operations by launching...

Two crash victims sent home

THE BODIES OF two of the teenage Vincentian girls killed in last week’s car crash at Graeme Hall,Christ Church should be back in their...