CARIBBEAN, CMC- The Miami-based National Hurricane Center in its 5pm bulletin said Hurricane Tammy is moving away from the Caribbean islands but has warned that swells generated by Tammy will continue to affect portions of the Lesser Antilles...
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, CMC – CARICOM member states will review the Draft Model Credit Reporting Bill and the Draft Model Credit Reporting Regulations at a meeting scheduled to take place from October 30 to November 2. The Eight Special...
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis Dr Terrance Drew has activated all emergency services in preparation for the arrival of severe weather. In an address to the nation on Saturday, the Prime Minister said the...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana Police on Friday arrested three Venezuelan nationals after they were allegedly found in possession of three unlicensed firearms with ammunition and a quantity of narcotics at Arakaka, Region One. The...
BRIDGETOWN Barbados, CMC – A hurricane warning remains in effect for several islands as the core of Hurricane Tammy – a category one storm is just to the east of Dominica. According to the Miami based National Hurricane...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A former justice official considered one of the main suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021 was arrested Thursday in Haiti's capital after being on the run for more...
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, CMC – The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) Friday said it has made its first payments of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season, totalling US$3.4 million. It said that the payments were made to...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A hurricane warning remains in effect for several Caribbean islands as strengthening Tropical Storm Tammy that is forecast to become a hurricane this weekend, inches closer to the Lesser Antilles. Dominica's...
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is returning to Dominica on Thursday as a strengthening Tropical Storm Tammy could become a hurricane by the end of the weekend. Skerrit, the chairman of the 15-member regional...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC - Commissioner of Police in Belize, Chester Williams, said the identification documents found on the charred remains of two people onboard a plane that crashed soon after it was stolen show that the individuals are from...
OTTAWA, Canada, CMC- The first ever Canada-CARICOM summit to be held here got under way on Wednesday with the launch of the CARICOM-Canada Strategic Partnership intended to deepen and strengthen the existing relationships between...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC -The charred bodies of two persons were removed from an airplane used by a domestic airline and reportedly stolen by armed thieves in Placencia in southern Belize. Shortly after takeoff, the plane clipped a lamp post and crash...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Health authorities in Belize say they have discovered falsified Tylenol at various supermarkets across the country and are urging the population to be wary of the situation. In a statement, the Ministry of Health...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Medical doctor Jamil Minnis, who is the son of former Bahamas Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, has been released on bail after he appeared in court on allegations of performing an abortion on a 15-year-old girl last...
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Bermuda's Premier David Burt says an investigation into the cyber attack that severely hampered the government's information systems in September has found circumstantial evidence that personal data may...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its new Regional Economic Outlook report for the Western Hemisphere says Guyana will continue to experience robust economic expansion even as other countries in Latin America...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Eighteen speciality nurses from Ghana are scheduled to arrive in the Bahamas by the end of October to help relieve a shortage. “I would like to see them in the country before the end of the month,” said...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's Cabinet on Friday approved the deployment of 1,000 police to lead a multinational peacekeeping mission to Haiti to combat gang violence. The country's parliament must now sign off on the resolution. From...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) is seeking arbitration on proposed salary increases, arguing that the government has shown no inclination to continue negotiations. The union has written to Chief Labour Officer,...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana's Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha is urging citizens to practise water conservation as the country continues to experience a prolonged dry season, which is projected to go until the end of...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's government announced Wednesday it would not be renewing a 6-year-old deal that saw Cuban doctors employed in Kenya while those from the East African country travelled to Cuba for specialised training. The...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – A magistrate has adjourned to October 13 the case involving a Belizean national who is wanted in Mexico on murder charges. The Mexican authorities told the Belize City Magistrates Court that 34-year-old Nimrod Tillett...
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – The St Kitts-Nevis government says the twin-island federation is at risk for a dengue outbreak after the country recently experienced an increase in rainfall associated with the passage of Tropical Storm Philippe....
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The outer bands of Tropical Storm Philippe lashed Bermuda on Friday as it churned northward on a path toward Atlantic Canada and New England. The storm was located about 165 miles (265 kilometres) south of Bermuda...
NASAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government has denied reports that a 17-year-old student died from dengue fever. Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said investigations are continuing into the death of Chykino 'Kenny'...
