Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Regional

SVG’s Opposition Leader wants age of consent increased

KINGSTOWN – Opposition Leader Godwin Friday has reiterated his support for increasing the age of consent, saying that while 15 “definitely” is “too low”, the new age should be...

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...

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...

Guantanamo prisoner going to Saudi Arabia

MIAMI (AP) – A prisoner who has been on a nine-year hunger strike to protest his confinement at the United States base at Guantanamo...

Haiti: Dominican deportations causing ‘humanitarian crisis’

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's prime minister warned Thursday that the Dominican Republic is creating a humanitarian crisis with its crackdown on migrants, noting...

Reparations on the Heads of Government agenda

WHEN THE CARICOM Heads of Government gather here early next month for the 36th Regular Meeting, they are expected to continue “fleshing out” the...

Parched Caribbean faces widespread drought, water shortages

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The worst drought in five years is creeping across the Caribbean, prompting officials around the region to brace...

Haiti gets movie theatre

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – The first movie theatre to operate in the Haitian capital in years has opened its doors off a renovated downtown...

Holness: Govt can do better

KINGSTON - Opposition Leader Andrew Holness says that Government can do better, and should do better, than the seven per cent pay increase over...