HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities say they have intercepted more than a dozen speedboats arriving from the United States this year — including two shooting incidents and at least one death. They say US authorities have handed over a...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Government of Trinidad & Tobago closed schools on Tuesday as forecasters warned that a tropical disturbance would bring heavy rains and gusty winds to the southeastern Caribbean. The approaching storm also...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A court in Paris found the French government guilty of wrongful negligence involving the former use of a banned pesticide in the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique but denied compensation to...
MIAMI, CMC – A tropical storm warning was on Monday evening issued for Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada and its dependencies as forecasters say a disturbance approaching the Caribbean has the potential to become Tropical Storm Bonnie as early...
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Health authorities in St Lucia have increased surveillance for Monkeypox after being alerted that a crewmember on a flight to the island has since tested positive for the virus. However, according to officials,...
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – The Cayman Islands has removed the mandatory requirement for people to wear masks to protect against the spread of COVID-19. According to the new regulations released on Friday, mask wearing is now...
HAVANA (AP) — Two members of a loose-knit group of dissident artists have been sentenced to prison in Cuba, the country's prosecutor's office said Friday. Maikel Castillo was sentenced to nine years for attacks and defamation against...
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) won today's general elections, according to preliminary results. The NDC has been declared victor in nine of the 15 seats, with the...
AP — Scientists have discovered the world's largest bacterium in a Caribbean mangrove swamp. Most bacteria are microscopic, but this one is so big it can be seen with the naked eye. The thin white filament, approximately the size of a...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An official said Thursday that at least eight inmates have died at an overcrowded prison in Haiti that ran out of food two months ago, adding to dozens of similar deaths this year as the country's institutions...
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC – Grenadians were casting their ballots on Thursday to elect a new government in a general election that Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell called ahead of the constitutional March 2023 deadline. Mitchell's New...
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II and her grandson Prince William paid tribute Wednesday to Britain's Caribbean immigrants for their “profound contribution” to the United Kingdom, as a national monument was unveiled in London...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Prime Minister Mia Mottley has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister said that Mottley has “a mild case and she has indicated that she is doing well...
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Premier and Finance Minister David Burt has promised that help is on the way for families struggling to cope with rising food prices. Burt said a financial support package would be discussed by his Cabinet...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Belize says it will not allow charter flights from Haiti to land in the country warning also it is prepared to reverse provisions of allowing Haitians to come to the nation without a visa. Foreign Minister Eamon...
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, his office has announced. He will quarantine until next Monday, the Office of the Prime Minister said in a statement. “As a...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The caskets were rolled in one by one, lined up in front of friends and family who had no idea that many of the 11 Haitian girls and women they were preparing to bury had decided to flee their country. They were...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor has signed a measure suspending taxes on gasoline and diesel for 45 days amid the worldwide surge in petroleum prices. The United States territory currently imposes a tax of 16...
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba, once legendary for its sugar cane, produced only about half the sugar it had hoped to this season, and authorities acknowledged that while they will cover internal demand they will not be able to meet their international...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Blas, the second named storm of the eastern Pacific season, was forecast to become a hurricane Wednesday off southern Mexico, though it wasn't expected to pose a threat to land. The US National Hurricane...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC –The Government has announced an increase in the price of fuel products even as the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country battles with rising prices for basic goods and services. The authorities said...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A gang in Haiti has released three of eight Turkish citizens kidnapped nearly a month ago in the country's capital, an official said Wednesday. Hugues Josue, Turkey's honorary consul in Haiti, told The...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The childhood friend accused of fatally shooting the Dominican Republic's Minister of Environment and Natural Resources this week allegedly did so because he was denied environmental permits he was...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The British Virgin Islands announced Wednesday that it has avoided direct rule by the United Kingdom for now after its premier was recently arrested on cocaine charges and an unrelated report found widespread...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Health authorities are investigating a possible case of the monkeypox virus after a foreigner was placed in isolation after showing symptoms linked to the disease. “I have been informed that there is a potential...
