NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Hurricane Dorian, the strongest hurricane in modern history with wind speeds of up to 180 miles per hour, slammed into the Abacos Islands this morning, creating catastrophic conditions. In its advisory at...
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — The sounds of hammers banging into plywood and cash registers dinging echoed across the Bahamas on Friday as the archipelago that lies just southeast of Florida rushed to prepare for Hurricane Dorian, which threatened...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Health Minister Dr Duane Sands says at least one out of every 10 people in The Bahamas has experienced a forced sexual encounter in their lifetime. “For the first time also, STEPS shed light on the national...
ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, CMC – Governor Augustus Jaspert has announced a 16-hour curfew as the British Overseas Territory awaits the passage of Tropical Storm Dorian later on Thursday. Jaspert said that the curfew would begin at 2:...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC –Health authorities say that the number of dengue cases reported in the country has risen to more than 2,700, significantly higher than the 1,764 cases reported a week ago. The Office of the Director of Health Services...
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica, which is still recovering from the battering it received in 2017 when Hurricane Maria pounded the island, killing more than 30 people and leaving millions of dollars in destruction, has joined the other...
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Prime Minister Allen Chastanet Monday announced the shutdown of the island as St Lucia is expected to be severely affected by the passage of a strengthening Tropical Storm Dorian during the early hours on Tuesday. He...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Bahamian authorities say they have detained nearly 100 Haitians after intercepting a vessel 17 miles northwest of Highbourne Cay in the Exuma chain on Sunday. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force said 98 Haitians, including...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados government Monday announced plans to shut down the island as Tropical Storm Dorian becomes better organised as it moves closer to the island. A government statement said that the shutdown procedures...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley says he is planning to invite an expert to the twin island republic to assist with the challenge of fighting crime, . The prime minister made the...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The Ministry of Agriculture is conducting a survey to determine the extent of the drought situation in northern Belize where reports indicate that farmers could lose millions in lost crops. “It will take a...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Legislators have rejected an opposition-inspired motion aimed at impeaching President Jovenel Moise whom they had accused of high treason and was leading the country to “the edge of the social...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it has not followed a recommendation by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to devalue its currency. The Trinidad and Tobago dollar is equivalent to US$0.16...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Prime Minister Gaston Browne says “there appears to be miscommunication” between the Trinidad-based Republic Financial Holdings Limited and Scotiabank regarding the company’s interest in...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas has suspended issuing visas to Haitians until further notice. In a short statement Wednesday, a government spokesperson said this is due to “current technical and other challenges”, but did...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – An American Airlines aircraft with more than 100 passengers on board was forced to return to the terminal at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport after it was struck with what is believed to have been a circuit box...
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, CMC – The British Virgin Islands (BVI) government Wednesday said it is preparing to hold talks with the Treasury and other departments of the United Kingdom government to discuss “what can be described...
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Police have dismissed reports that an unnamed government minister had been implicated in a kidnapping that has resulted in two men being charged with the offence. Acting Corporal Anne Joseph told a news conference...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Police are searching for heavily-armed gunmen who shot and injured legislator, Ronald Étienne, during an attack on Sunday night in Pestel. They said that Étienne, who is a member of the consortium of...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – President Jovenel Moise has extended his sympathy after learning of the “great damage” caused by strong winds over the weekend that destroyed at least 100 houses in the district of Fond Rouge,...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The former editor of the Newsday newspaper has been reported missing after she left her home in west Trinidad to go to a supermarket, the newspaper reported Monday. Newsday said that Suzanne Mills, 56, who...
WASHINGTON, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is warning of what it describes as “the complex situation” of dengue in Latin America and the Caribbean. PAHO says the region is currently experiencing “a new...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The police have launched an investigation into an incident in which a British woman who was strangled, doused with a flammable liquid, and set on fire. According to reports in the British media, Natalie Crichlow,...
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook has paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its Messenger service, raising privacy concerns for a company with a history of privacy lapses. The practice was, until recently, common in the tech...
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC –The St Kitts-Nevis government says it is encouraged by the decision by gang members to voluntarily hand over as many as 30 illegal weapons, adding that the move augurs well for the peace and security in the twin-...
