Belizean Dr Carla Barnett is to become the first woman secretary general of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). She is to be installed on Monday, August 16 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. WATCH: Installation of the CARICOM Secretary-General From 1997...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Disaster officials are reporting widespread damage of buildings and other infrastructure in western Haiti following a magnitude 7.2 earthquake this morning. The epicentre was about 125 kilometres (78 miles) west...
WASHINGTON (AP) — United States regulators say transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to better protect them as the delta variant continues...
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Prime Minister Philip Pierre on Wednesday night rolled out new COVID-19 measures, including a curfew, amid a significant spike in cases, even as he also announced that his administration would decriminalise protocol...
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC –Armed police were stationed outside the Kingstown Magistrate's Court on Monday as 56-year-old vendor Annamay Lewis appeared in court charged with wounding Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves. Cops outnumbered the...
Former Prime Minister of Antigua Sir Lester Bird has died. He passed away this morning at the age of 83. Prime Minister Gaston Browne described Bird as a “great son of the soil” who was a distinguished leader. Bird was Antigua...
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) is claiming harassment and intimidation after the police late Saturday, raided the homes of several opposition supporters. It follows Thursday's mass protest during...
Hundreds of Barbadians took to the streets of Bridgetown this morning to protest mandatory and coerced vaccination. "No vaccine!" shouted some people carrying placards. Most of them were dressed in white. "We have...
Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced a weekend lockdown as COVID cases surge. The lockdown took effect at 6 p.m Friday and will continue until Monday at 5 a.m. Only essential workers will be allowed on the road....
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – United Workers Party (UWP) leader and former Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has been chosen to serve as Leader of the Opposition following his party's defeat at the polls last week and has served notice that he...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony says even as discussions are ongoing with education officials on the reopening of schools, the Government plans to utilise an existing immunisation law to inoculate children...
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba's hotspot for COVID-19 infections has shifted to the central province of Ciego de Avila, where officials are converting hotels into hospitals. Instead of tourists, the Hotel Ciego de Avila will hold up to 240 low-risk...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana Teachers Union Wednesday said it will resist any attempt by the authorities to make the vaccination of teachers mandatory ahead of the new school term in September. “Teachers! We will stand with you...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police have detained more than 40 suspects in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse, but many people fear Haiti's crumbling judicial system could result in the assassination going unpunished....
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – The St Vincent and the Grenadines Government will on Thursday pilot legislation amending the Public Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 that it says will allow for certain categories of public sector employees to be...
Six passengers who sailed on a Royal Caribbean ship tested positive for COVID-19 near the end of their cruise and were immediately quarantined, the company said Friday. The passengers – four adults and two minors – were on the Adventure...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Police say they are searching for two people, including a nurse, in relation to falsifying coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination cards issued by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The government has since issued a...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum is warning that the peak of the wet, heat and hurricane seasons are forecast to bring an increase in wet days and wet spells, heatwaves, and tropical cyclone...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's newly installed prime minister, Ariel Henry, held his first press conference on Wednesday as he pledged to hold elections as soon as possible following the slaying of President Jovenel Moïse....
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony says the Government will make a decision on the matter of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in due course. He said the Government is paying close attention to the evolution of the...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two Mexican ships carrying food, fuel and medical supplies were sailing to Cuba on Tuesday and a third was getting ready to head there Wednesday. The first ship left late Monday loaded with 100,000 barrels of diesel fuel...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday boosted its forecast for gross domestic product in Latin America and the Caribbean, fuelled by stronger outlooks for its two largest economies. The IMF expects...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Authorities in Haiti arrested a top official who served as general security coordinator when President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated, his attorney told The Associated Press on Monday. Jean Laguel Civil joins...
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Outgoing Prime Minister Allen Chastanet said the outcome of Monday's general elections that resulted in his United Workers Party (UWP) suffering a heavy defeat has come as a shock. But, Chastanet ...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – President Irfaan Ali says that his administration is in the process of looking at new ways to increase vaccinations while taking a cautious approach to reopening the country. Ali says among the proposals being...
