PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haiti has announced a temporary ban on carrying firearms throughout the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country until Thursday as citizens commemorate the 212th anniversary of the assassination of...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government says it “strongly refutes” media reports that the country has been blacklisted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). “This report is false and...
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The Police Welfare Association (PWA) says it wants a one-million dollar compensation package for the relatives of cops killed in the line of duty. Under the existing regulations, surviving family members receive an...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC –The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) is describing as an attack on women, the decision of the Barbados government to send home clerks, typists and stenographers as part of the 1,500 public workers to be...
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Monday called for a postponement of the November 6 referendum on whether or not Grenada should replace the London-based Privy Council as the island...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados government says at least 1, 500 public workers will be laid off over the next few weeks as it seeks to turn around an ailing economy while acknowledging that sending home one worker “is...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) has called on the government to stop importing chicken wings. Chief Executive Officer James Paul, a former legislator, made the call claiming that a glut is in the offing....
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris says the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS) has been invited to deploy forces across the federation. In an address to the nation late yesterday, Harris said this is yet...
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The police have confirmed that “Cripa" or "Creepy” – a powerful strain of marijuana grown from plants native to Europe and the United States was recently...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale rattled Haiti during the early hours of Monday, less than 48 hours after one killed 12 people and left more than 150 others injured. The quake occurred at 1:04 a.m...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Rescue teams in Haiti are now working to provide relief in the aftermath of the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked sections of the country late yesterday. Haiti President Jovenel Moise today said civil...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Emergency teams worked to provide relief in Haiti on Sunday after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake killed 11 people and left 135 injured. The country’s civil protection agency said that at least seven people died...
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Parliament Friday approved an amendment to the People’s Representation legislation that will, among other things, criminalise going into a polling booth on any polling day with any electronic devices...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Health authorities say they are closely monitoring reported sightings of bed bugs mainly in public spaces in Barbados, and are asking householders to report any sightings on their premises to the Environmental...
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Home Affairs Minister Walton Brown has confirmed that the Progressive Labour Party government is considering the introduction of an English test for work permits. Brown said consultation on the English...
NEW YORK, CMC – The United States Customs and Border Patrol Agency says officers arrested an arriving passenger from Jamaica at the John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport when they found cocaine hidden in bottles of liquor. On...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government Wednesday said it intends bringing legislation to Parliament that would increase the severity of the punishment for persons found guilty of murdering or injuring law...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A 34-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping an eight-year-old child three years ago. The court heard that David Alexander, who opted not to endure a trial and entered the...
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – A 37-year-old Jamaican man has denied smuggling US$647,000 worth of heroin into Bermuda earlier this year. Omar Davy yesterday pleaded not guilty in Supreme Court to the importation of the drug on July 28 and...
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves Tuesday said that the United States sanctions on Venezuela is affecting St Vincent and the Grenadines as the island is unable to benefit under the Caracas-led...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Several Caribbean countries were rattled as two earthquakes hit the region within a six-hour period, the Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre (SRC) at the St Augustine campus of the University of the West...
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Grenada has called on other Caribbean nations and Small Island Development States (SIDS) to serve as 'test cases' for nationwide implementation of climate-related technologies and advances. In addressing...
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris has issued an urgent call for countries where guns and other weapons are manufactured to do more to curb the trafficking of firearms into the Caribbean. In his address at the United...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – The United National Refugee Agency (UNHCR), has welcomed a landmark decision by Haiti and Spain to join international agreements to counter statelessness – a situation faced by millions of...
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – St Lucia was returning to normal on Friday after Tropical Storm Kirk drenched the island with heavy rains and winds, causing electricity blackouts in some areas as a result of trees falling on power lines....
