PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Two telecommunication companies in Haiti said their fibre optic cables were severed this week, temporarily leaving customers without service in what were suspected acts of sabotage by criminal gangs. Digicel Haiti...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic fanned out across the Caribbean country on Thursday to evaluate the damage Tropical Storm Franklin inflicted on crops and homes after causing heavy flooding that...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tropical Storm Franklin unleashed heavy floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday after making landfall in the country’s southern region, killing at least one person and...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall Wednesday on the island of Hispaniola shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, bringing fears it would trigger deadly landslides and heavy flooding in both...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Police in Belize have detained seven Mexicans who they believe were sent to the country by a Mexican cartel to carry out a hit on a well-known drug dealer. Police say the men, who are being held at an undisclosed...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – A 10-member Kenyan delegation has held talks with the Haitian government as well as the High Council of Transition (HCT) as efforts continue for the East African country to lead a multi-national force...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Prime Minister John Briceño says he has accepted a request from the embattled Minister of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation, Andre Perez, for a leave of absence from the Cabinet. A statement said “...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Franklin churned through the Caribbean Sea on Monday as authorities in Haiti and the Dominican Republic warned residents to prepare for landslides and heavy floods. The storm was centred at mid-...
WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says statistics show that border crossings in July by Caribbean and other migrants along the southwest border were lower than in July 2022. CBP also said border...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Industrial Court of Trinidad and Tobago has granted an ex-parte injunction to the state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) whose services have been severely affected by a sickout by pilots, resulting in...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Family members of John Gladstone, a former owner of enslaved Africans in Guyana, will be arriving there later this week to participate in the launch of the International Centre for Migration and Diaspora...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, CMC – Dominican authorities are pursuing a criminal case against a plastics company based on evidence found during an investigation into a powerful explosion earlier this week that killed at least 31...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana has activated a technical working group (TWG) as the country has, so far this year, recorded a total of 2,169 confirmed dengue cases with 11 deaths. The Ministry of Health in a statement said that 239...
MEXICO CITY, Mexico, CMC – International human rights group Amnesty International has called for the authorities in Trinidad and Tobago to stop the deportation of refugees and asylum seekers “The recent measures taken by the...
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Police in St Vincent Wednesday announced a reward of EC$50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the mass shootings in the capital that left five people dead, including...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An ex-police officer considered by many to be Haiti's most powerful gang leader warned Wednesday that he would fight any international armed force deployed to the Caribbean country if it committed any abuses....
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, urged the Security Council to ensure that a multinational police deployment force is sent to Haiti to restore peace and security in the French-speaking CARICOM...
SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic (AP) — The death toll from a powerful explosion near the capital of the Dominican Republic rose Tuesday to 10 with dozens injured, as firefighters searched through smouldering rubble and people cried...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana has told the Turks and Caicos-based InterCaribbean Airways that it could face sanctions if the carrier does not avoid prolonged flight delays and cancellations. Aviation Minister, Juan Edghill, said...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana's Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has confirmed that two children, including a nine-year-old, have died after being infected with dengue. The children were receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Police say they have detained a Chinese national after discovering a methamphetamine laboratory in Trinidad and Tobago. A police statement said that the laboratory, which was located in San Fernando, was...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A High Court judge has granted US$100,000 bail to an American woman accused of plotting to kill her husband. Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson approved the variation application for bail for Lindsay Shiver, 36, of...
ST JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC – A group of West Africans were recently detained by immigration authorities on their arrival at the VC Bird International Airport. According to the Antigua Observer, the group, believed to be Ghanaians and...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC -Government legislator Kirk Cornish was granted US$9,000 bail on Wednesday after he appeared in court on two counts of rape against a 35-year-old woman. In addition, Cornish, 48, who on Tuesday was forced to resign as...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC - Government legislator Kirk Cornish was remanded after he was charged Wednesday with two counts of rape against a 35-year-old woman. Cornish, who on Tuesday was forced to resign as Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the...
