A strong tropical wave just east of the Windward Islands was expected to bring “brief periods” of heavy rainfall and gusty winds later on Friday and into the night, weather forecasters said.
A soon-to-be-published United Nations report on citizen security in the region shows large sections of Caribbean people feel unsafe and do not have confidence in what is being done to combat crime.
The Haitian government is moving to implement projects aimed at rebuilding the capital following the massive earthquake in January last year that killed an estimatd 300,000 people and left more than a million others homeless.
A soon to be published United Nations report on citizen security in the region shows large sections of Caribbean people feel unsafe and do not have confidence in what is being done to combat crime.
The Guyanese opposition coalition, a Partnership for National Unity (APNU), was officially launched last day night with a promise of new politics in Guyana.
The Police Social and Welfare Association in Trinidad and Tobago has warned that its members are likely to join the national strike being planned by trade unions.
A regional consultation between the countries of the Hemisphere will be held from November to December 2011 to discuss plans for the ‘Decade of Vaccines’.
While Latin American economies will record stronger growth as the region continues to recover from the global recession, the Caribbean is only expected to expand by half as much this year.
Two Jamaican nationals were fined a total of TT$15,000 (US$2,500) after they pleaded guilty to traffic an estimated TT$19,000 (US$3,166) worth of marijuana.
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP):Haiti's new president needs to lay out a long-term plan to relocate tens of thousands of Haitians living under tents and tarps, international aid group, Oxfam, said yesterday.The statement comes on the 18-month anniversary...
KINGTOWN (CMC):Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace has described as "very serious", statistics showing that more women have been killed, and reportedly raped, in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) than any other Organisa-tion of Eastern Caribbean States...
A Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based cruise ship has rescued six Caribbean nationals off the coast of the Bahamas after their fishing vessel caught fire and sunk Monday night.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has re-assured her CARICOM colleagues that the twin island republic remains committed to the regional integration .
Martelly reportedly expressed confidence that a proposal put to CARICOM would bear fruit as it relates to the future socio-economic development of Haiti.
Incumbent chairman of CARICOM, Grenada's Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, says despite the challenges, the 15-member regional grouping was able to improve its image and effectiveness in the region.
The Antigua and Barbuda government says it has established a task force to look into the possibility of an economic citizenship programme for the island.
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled in favour of Belize’s Attorney General taking legal action against two former government ministers for losses suffered by the state.
