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...

Cubans jailed for black market eggs

HAVANA (AP) – More than a dozen people were sentenced to between five and 15 years in prison for conspiring to divert millions of...

DR reopening consulates in Haiti

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) – The Dominican Republic is reopening the consulates it closed in neighbouring Haiti following a series of protests that...

Caribbean people upset with leaders

THERE ARE “a lot of angry citizens” in Barbados, Jamaica elsewhere in the Caribbean because the region’s leaders “haven’t delivered”.Including himself, Governments, academics, and...

St Lucia continues record-breaking tourism growth

ST LUCIA Tourist Board officials forecast a continued upward trend for the year, due to new and continued marketing campaigns.On the heels of a...

Obama’s visit a once-in-a- lifetime opportunity

KINGSTON - As excitement builds about the impending brief visit of US President Barack Obama, the American Chamber of Commerce thinks that it represents...

CCJ hears suit against 2 nations’ anti-gay laws

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - A Caribbean court on Wednesday heard a challenge from a gay rights activist who argued that immigration laws ostensibly barring...