UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The Haitian government has joined the United Nations and other humanitarian partners in launching a US$145.6 million appeal to support the French-speaking Caribbean country's emergency cholera response. The UN said...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana is reporting 108 murders so far this year, the lowest level in the past decade as law enforcement authorities Tuesday indicated that serious crimes in the country had declined by 19 per cent. Addressing the...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC -The Royal Bahamas Police Force has launched an investigation into the collapse of the Nassau-based FTX to determine if “any criminal misconduct occurred”, while the main opposition has called on the Phillip Davis...
WASHINGTON, CMC – A new report by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says the number of people with diabetes in the Americas, including the Caribbean, has more than tripled in three decades. PAHO's “Panorama of...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Whoops of excitement echoed through the streets of Port-au-Prince early Saturday as gas stations opened across Haiti for the first time in two months after a powerful gang lifted a crippling fuel blockade. “...
MIAMI (AP) — The Organization of American States has launched an external probe into allegations that Secretary General Luis Almagro may have violated the organisation's code of ethics while carrying on an intimate relationship...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Just weeks after the United States and Canada sent a fleet of armoured vehicles to Haiti to keep gangs at bay, Haitian police briefly lost control of one of the cars in an incident that left at least two people...
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, CMC – Jamaica and Barbados are to benefit from the first regional programme to promote electric mobility and green hydrogen in Latin America and the Caribbean that was first approved by the Green Climate Fund (GCF...
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Gaston Browne wants oil and gas giants to pay for damage from climate change through a global carbon tax on their profits. Speaking on behalf of the 39-nation Alliance of...
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The opposition Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) on Wednesday announced it would boycott the December 6 snap general election even as the newly formed Team Unity Dominica (TUD) urged opposition parties to form a...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC - Police officers in Suriname took to the streets for a second consecutive day on Wednesday to protest the government's dismissal of two senior cops. The disgruntled police officers met with Acting President Ronnie...
SANTO DOMINIGO, Dominican Republic, CMC – Two Haitian women have been arrested after security officials in the Dominican Republic intercepted a vehicle carrying more than 22,000 rounds of ammunition destined for Haiti. The soldiers from...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A strengthening Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to become a hurricane on Wednesday as it churns its way towards the northwestern Bahamas with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour. The Miami-based...
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The main opposition United Workers Party in Dominica Tuesday said it has taken a decision not to contest the December 6 snap general election. The party said that it remains convinced that the electoral reform “...
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicole churned toward the northwestern Bahamas and Florida's Atlantic coastline on Tuesday and was forecast to develop into a hurricane over the next couple of days, forecasters said. A range of...
NEW YORK, CMC – Caribbean American legislators are urging voters in the community to exercise their franchise and cast ballots on Tuesday during the important United States midterm elections. “Early voting data shows that Democratic...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A cameraman was killed and several other people injured Tuesday after a boat transporting media workers and communication personnel from the Office of the President capsized in the Pomeroon River. Forty-eight-...
WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States on Monday announced rewards totalling up to three million US dollars for information leading to the arrests or convictions of three Haitian gang leaders. “As part of our efforts to continue imposing...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A strengthening subtropical storm Nicole is strengthening on Tuesday as it makes it way towards the northwestern Bahamas with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (mph). “What I want to say to all...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Opposition legislators on Monday walked out of the National Assembly after the Speaker, Manzoor Nadir shot down an attempt by Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton, to seek parliamentary approval for a motion allowing for...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A hurricane watch has gone into effect for northwestern Bahamas as subtropical storm, Nicole, was moving towards the CARICOM country on Monday with no change in strength. In a statement, Acting Prime...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A powerful gang leader announced Sunday that he was lifting a blockade at a key fuel terminal that has strangled Haiti's capital for nearly two months. The announcement by Jimmy Cherizier, a former police...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The Government of Belize, in the aftermath of Hurricane Lisa, is requesting some US$11 million to meet immediate needs and to provide basic food, household supplies, and construction materials to enable affected...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — After raising controversy by hiring hundreds of Cuban doctors, Mexico's president appeared ready Friday to anger critics again by announcing plans to buy crushed rock ballast for a tourist train project from Cuba. A lot...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has again tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing mild flu-like symptoms on Friday morning. The Office of the Prime Minister says Rowley will remain in isolation...
