ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Canada has told Caribbean visitors with new electronic passports that they should refrain from travelling with both documents. In a statement, the Canadian government said rather, travellers are advised to transfer...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology is reporting that long-term drought might possibly develop or continue in Jamaica and other Caribbean countries. Those islands include Antigua,...
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, CMC – The Ministry of Labour and Immigration says that the process to install the Border Management & Electronic Visa System at ports of entry throughout the British Virgin Islands is scheduled to start on...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 rocked several Caribbean countries on Wednesday as regional countries were being urged to continue monitoring the situation in Puerto Rico where two strong quakes have been...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The United States Tuesday urged nationals in the Caribbean and elsewhere to be cautious as a result of the “heightened tension in the Middle East” as Washington continued to defend its targeted missile...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Tuesday said that the recent earthquakes in Puerto Rico should serve as a reminder to the Caribbean “that our region is...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC –Months after Hurricane Dorian swept through the Bahamas causing damage estimated at US$3.4 billion, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands says the time has come for the country to acknowledge that more than 200 people lost...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A 43-year-old man is assisting the police with their investigations after the principal of a pre-school was stabbed to death in the full glare of students on Monday. The authorities said that the principal,...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Motorists who have been “observed and caught” by police using a cell phone while driving will have to pay a fine of EC$500 immediately, the Ministry of Legal Affairs has said. In a statement, it...
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó was violently blocked today from presiding over a special session of congress where rivals tried to install a substitute in what was condemned as a hijacking of the...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Ministry of National Security says that it will be implementing a ban on glass bottles during the upcoming Carnival season. During a recent meeting, officials from the ministry said talks surrounding...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A pastor is due to return to court on January 10 after being granted TT$900,000 bail on charges of kidnapping, false imprisonment and trafficking in persons after law enforcement officials had raided his...
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Ministry of Education has announced that a mandatory hour of prayer will be introduced on the first day of school in the new school year. In a statement Thursday, the Ministry said that on ...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Tuesday described 2019 as “a varied year, which both highlighted the strengths in Caribbean tourism and its inherent weaknesses”. In a New Year...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Police say one person remains under guard at the Georgetown Hospital after a 23-year-old man was stabbed to death at the home of his girlfriend on Monday night. The police said that Kyle Chase was stabbed by the...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – President Jovenel Moise Wednesday called for peace in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country, which is also celebrating its 216th anniversary of independence. In a News Year’s message...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad’s Ministry of Health says the number of people who have died as a result of the influenza virus has risen to 37. The Ministry is reiterating its appeal for persons to get vaccinated. In a...
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Lawyers representing the main opposition United Workers Party have filed petitions challenging the results in 10 constituencies that were won by the ruling Dominica Labour Party in the December 6 general election. The...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 rattled parts of Dominica and the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe on Monday, the Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre of the University of the West Indies (...
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC –President of the Business and Professional Dominica Chapter Rhoda St John is calling for the establishment of a sex offenders registry as part of a regional initiative to protect women and children. “Every...
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – The St Vincent and the Grenadines Parliament has passed legislation that sets the age of criminal responsibility for a child at the age of 12, up from eight years old. “That is to say, a child under 12 shall...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 rocked sections of Haiti early Saturday. The US Geological Survey reports that shortly after 5:00 a.m local time, the tremor was recorded 23 kilometres to...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – France has issued an advisory to persons planning to travel to Haiti, asking them to postpone their trip to the French-speaking Caribbean nation. French nationals already in Haiti have also been warned to be very...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Central Bank of The Bahamas has introduced a digital version of the local currency, starting with a pilot phase in Exuma. The pilot is to be extended in the first half of 2020 to Abaco. The central bank said that...
Published:Wednesday | December 25, 2019 | 10:56 AM
PHILADEPHIA, CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says it has detained a Jamaican among 17 people during a five-day enforcement operation. ICE said the 20-year-old has multiple convictions for possession...
