Tuesday, May 7, 2024

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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...

Gridlock in Trinidad

THERE WERE MASSIVE traffic jams and many angry people across Trinidad and Tobago yesterday.It was all because the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service had...

Chrisette Michele, Destra for St Lucia Jazz

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia – The stellar line-up of the 24th edition Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival has been further spiced up with the addition...

Jamaica: High levels of benzene in air from dump fire

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaican health officials says air quality tests done in the wake of a massive dump fire show such high levels...

LIAT and Antigua State College sign MOU

ST JOHN’S - LIAT’s chief executive officer David Evans today signed a memorandum of understanding with Antigua State College (ASC) for an engineering technician...

Police road blocks delay flights, affect exams

PORT OF SPAIN – National Security Minister Carl Alfonso this morning called on Acting Commissioner of Police Ann Marie Alleyne-Daly to call off the...

Bahamas tourism figures up for January 2015

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Ministry of Tourism in The Bahamas says preliminary tourism statistics show double digit increases in air arrivals and hotel performance...