Saturday, May 4, 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...

Regional security, health and disaster agencies face comprehensive readiness test

SECURITY, PUBLIC HEALTH and disaster management personnel from across the Caribbean will be put to the test as they participate in a training exercise...

St Lucia PM to meet with police on murders

CASTRIES – Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says he has been brought to tears over the number of murders in St Lucia last weekend and...

Cuba names counter-intelligence chief as Interior Minister

CUBA ON MONDAY named Vice Admiral Julio Cesar Gandarilla to the powerful post of Interior Minister, replacing Fernandez Godin, who died on Friday at...

QUEELEY: Recommit to Force’s core values

BASSETERRE – Ian Queeley, Commissioner of Police of the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF), urged police officers to recommit themselves to...

CSME sensitisation and capacity building for Suriname

GUYANA – A sensitisation session on the CSME (CARICOM Single Market and Economy) Regime for Free Movement of People is one of two workshops...

Guyana passes Tax Amendment Bill, will ease airport congestion

GEORGETOWN – The Tax Amendment Bill of 2016 was passed on Friday evening and Minister of Finance Winston Jordan said the legislation was aimed...