NEW YORK, CMC – New York Attorney General Letitia James, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, on Wednesday fought back against a new Trump administration rule that will bar tens of thousands of people from the Caribbean and other...
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC — Passengers came ashore at Dockyard early on Wednesday from the cruise ship Anthem of the Seas was delayed last week in New Jersey over a coronavirus (Covid-19) scare. The Royal Caribbean vessel was cleared of...
Canada Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will travel to Barbados on February 17 and 18 to participate in the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to build even stronger ties with the region....
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government says it will be donating 10,000 masks to China as the country fights the spread of the Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak that has killed more than 1,000 people in the Asian country. Prime...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service has launched an immediate investigation regarding police officers being affiliated to political parties after a newspaper reported that a cop police had been by-passed for...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Transport Minister Renward Wells says a Norwegian Cruise Line vessel has admitted to discharging operational waste in Bahamian waters. Wells told parliament that the revelation was made weeks after...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Immigration Minister, EP Chet Greene, has warned that discrimination against Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals will not be tolerated. Speaking in the Budget Debate on Wednesday, Greene told...
Hundreds of Vincentians today marched through streets of the capital Kingstown ahead of a vigil to protest the murder of a nurse allegedly by her husband.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda has become the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to prevent the cruise ship, AIDAPerla, with more than 3,000 passengers on board, from docking on Tuesday. A spokesperson from the...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government Monday said that perpetrators of sexual crimes will face the “full brunt of the law” aimed at deterring, punishing and shaming rapists, paedophiles and others...
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has condemned acts of domestic against women as his administration and the main opposition New Democratic Party closed ranks in speaking out against the issue. “I want to...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Health ministers from across the region will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss issues related to the Coronavirus, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has now classified as a Public Health Emergency...
BRUSSELS, CMC – The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union on Saturday provides a “real opportunity” to create preferential access for sugar industries in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) as well as...
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – St Lucia Saturday denied a cruise ship with more than 3,000 passengers on board entry in the Castries Harbour after health authorities confirmed that some passengers were experiencing respiratory tract...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network says the entire Caribbean basin should monitor their water supply and adopt conservation measures as much as possible as drought...
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Foreign Affairs Minister Mark Brantley says St Kitts-Nevis does not regard the move by the United States to invite some regional countries to a meeting in Jamaica with US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo as a...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says it is examining the possibility of enacting measures that would force large producers of bread and pastries to provide nutritional value on their packages as it warned of...
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, CMC – The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is now on high alert following the recent increase in earthquakes in the region. According to the Information and Education Manager with the Department of Disaster...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has warned of the attempt to divide the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping as some regional leaders get ready to meet with United States Secretary of State Michael...
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, CMC – Premier Andrew Fahie says his administration will be giving 100 citizens a half-acre plot of land for the cultivation and production of a medical marijuana initiative. Fahie, speaking recently on a local...
Former Barbados Cabinet Minister Donville Inniss has been found guilty of conspiracy and money laundering charges. The Nation News reports that the unanimous verdict was delivered by a 12-member mixed jury this afternoon in a court in New York....
ST CROIX, US Virgin Islands, CMC – The Attorney General for the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Denise N. George on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the estate of late US wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein for allegedly...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – National Security Minister Marvin Dames says the government is serious about reducing crime in the Bahamas as it signed an agreement with the Trinidad-based AE Tactical for body and dash cameras for the police force....
HAVANA (AP) — The Cuban government is warning citizens to prepare for shortages of cooking gas due to Trump administration sanctions on the island. State media announced Tuesday morning that cylinders of liquid petroleum gas would be scarce...
WASHINGTON, CMC – Two United Nations health agencies Monday said death from cholera in Haiti is preventable and urged the local authorities to accelerate investments in clean water and adequate sanitation. The Pan American Health Organization...
