Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced a new 20-member Cabinet. This is a big cut from her previous 26-member Cabinet. Mottley last week led the Barbados Labour Party to a second consecutive sweep of all 30 seats in the Parliament. In...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Two moderate earthquakes shook southwest Haiti on Monday, killing two people and damaging homes as it created panic and prompted schools and businesses to close. A magnitude 5.3 quake at 8:16 a.m. was...
MIAMI (AP) — A cruise ship that was supposed to dock in Miami has instead sailed to the Bahamas after a United States judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over $4 million in unpaid fuel. Cruise trackers show...
Trinidad's Health Ministry says it will consult with the relevant stakeholders before rolling out the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for 5 to 11 year olds. On Friday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended extending the use of...
The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Friday said it is deeply concerned by the deepening of the multi-dimensional crisis in Haiti, telling the international community that its efforts to assist Haiti should go beyond strengthening the police and the judiciary.
Barbadians have re-elected the ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) into government with a consecutive clean sweep of the 30 seats in Parliament. Preliminary results showed that the BLP won the election that Prime Minister Mia Mottley called 18...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Barbadians are voting for a new government three and a half years after they overwhelming elected the Barbados Labour Party (BLP). It is the first time in Barbados history that the two main political parties are being...
High Court judge Justice Cicely Chase is expected to hear later today an injunction filed for by a member of the minority opposition Barbados Sovereignty Party seeking to stop Wednesday’s general election.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) says 266, 330 people are eligible to vote in Wednesday's general election that Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called 18 months ahead of the constitutional deadline. EBC...
MIAMI (AP) — The Pan American Health Organization said Wednesday it expects omicron to become the predominant coronavirus variant in the Americas in the coming weeks, where confirmed cases have reached record levels. The health agency added...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's foreign minister said Tuesday the country's consul in Haiti has received threats after trying to provide humanitarian assistance to 18 former Colombia soldiers who were arrested last year for...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic told The Associated Press on Monday that they have detained a key suspect in the killing of Haiti's president with help from the United States government. An...
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC – Health and port authorities in Grenada cancelled five cruise ship calls over a nine-day period due to outbreaks of flu-like symptoms onboard vessels. The ships that were turned away were scheduled to call...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government today welcomed the announcement by the US-based oil and energy giant ExxonMobil that it made two oil discoveries in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, adding to the previously announced...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dozens of anti-vaccination protesters in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe attacked a hospital director and other medical staff following recent violent demonstrations against vaccines and COVID-19...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government has signalled its intention to scrap a five per cent tax on lottery winnings that the previous administration had announced in 2018. While the so-called patron tax was never implemented by the...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – The Public Works Employees' Organization (WOOW) has condemned the decision of the Government not to pay workers who have been staying off the job since April last year. “Since he took office, we have...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Leaders of the two main political parties in Barbados remained confident of victory in the January 19 general elections, as candidates were nominated on Monday to contest the snap election that Prime Minister Mia...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – A widescale investigation has been launched following the attempted assassination of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Sunday morning. According to police reports, at least one person was killed and...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: COVID positive Barbadians in isolation are being encouraged to stay put on election day, January 19. Head of the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit, Ronald Chapman, indicated that persons at the Harrison's Point Isolation...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Several minority opposition political parties are holding talks with a view to forming a coalition to contest the January 19 general election that Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced this week, 18 months ahead of the end of...
NEW YORK, CMC – A Jamaica-born convicted drug dealer is among 10 immigrants granted clemency by New York Governor Kathy Hochul who said that they have “showed remorse and exemplified rehabilitation.” In commuting the sentence of...
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - Police say Internet fraudsters have swindled Bermudans out of almost US$4 million this year. The police said that “entire life savings” had been lost in some cases and authorities had managed to recover only US$...
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC — Air Canada is to halt flights to Bermuda next month because of the latest surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases driven by the new Omicron variant. An Air Canada spokesman said the airline would suspend services...
Public Utilities Minister Marvin Gonzales has described as illegal and reprehensible reports that postal workers in some districts are soliciting funds from citizens. The request is made by the postmen who place small brown envelopes in letter boxes.
