Friday, May 3, 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...

Sandals opening fourth resort in St Lucia

PROMISING A LEVEL of unprecedented luxury never before seen on the island of St Lucia, Sandals Resorts International has announced its plan to add a fourth resort to its award-winning list of properties on the Eastern...

Still no official election results in Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE – Haitian lawmakers have called on the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) to keep to the deadline for publishing the final results...

A rainy Christmas for Guyana

GEORGETOWN – Guyana is bracing for more rains and floods with the National Weather Watch Centre predicting heavy rainfall over the next seven days.The...

Sir Dwight Venner dies

CASTRIES – Former governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Sir Dwight Venner has died.Dominica’s Prime Minister and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman, Roosevelt...

Illness that hit Jamaican soldiers still not identified

MEDICAL AUTHORITIES HAVE not yet been able to identify the specific respiratory infection that struck 83 Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers at the army’s...

Labour officials review Canada’s seasonal workers programme

BASSETERRE – Officials from the Department of Labour in St Kitts met with workers on Tuesday to review the recently concluded 2016 Canada/Caribbean Seasonal...