BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum says rainfall deficits is still possible despite the increasing showers and that concerns exist for parts of the eastern Caribbean and Belize. In its August...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Twenty illegal immigrants are now in police custody following an operation that started late Friday and ended early yesterday. The police report that between 9:30 p.m. Friday and 4 a.m. yesterday, they...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology is warning about “recurrent episodes of heat stress” as it noted that the drought situation is continuing. In its latest Caribbean...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Belize is reporting an outbreak of dengue fever with health authorities saying that the country has so far recorded more cases than it did when there was a record number of just over 600 cases in 2015. Figures show...
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The St Lucia government Wednesday said it would pay a lump sum of EC$1,800 to public servants after announcing the end to negotiations with public sector trade unions and staff associations on salaries and terms of...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC –Prime Minister Gaston Browne Wednesday said there would be “no ban” on the importation of the Toyota Vitz vehicle after Health Minister Molwyn Joseph said he was urging the government to do so after...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has brushed aside threats of legal action against his administration by Venezuelans who were not registered to remain in Trinidad and Tobago, saying he has instructed his National...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Health Minister, Molwyn Joseph, is calling for the Antigua and Barbuda government to ban the importation of the Toyota Vitz vehicle, describing it as a “public health issue.” Joseph has linked...
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada government Tuesday said it had approved an increase in the contributions to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) following months of intense consultations with the public. “Cabinet at its...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Police say they have captured the country’s most wanted criminal, Arnel Joseph, who had earlier challenged law enforcement authorities to arrest him despite having a two million Gourde reward on his head....
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A delegation from the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has arrived in Jamaica for a series of engagements with the various stakeholders, including the private sector and the labour movement, on...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the U.S. and states over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million people. The settlement with the U.S....
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Two Caribbean nationals have been elected to serve as “half-time” judges on the United Nations Dispute Tribunal. Justices Francis Belle of Barbados and Justice Eleanor Donaldson-Honeywell of Trinidad...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it will be providing funds for a new initiative aimed at curbing criminal activities. National Security Minister, Stuart Young, speaking to reporters on Sunday, said that...
KINGSTOWN, ST Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says he has written to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth requesting that retired educator, Susan Dougan, be named as St Vincent and the Grenadines new Governor General. Gonsalves...
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Authorities in the Cayman Islands are working closing with the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to investigate millions of dollars worth of gold that was seized at London’s Heathrow...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says based on legal advice, he will not “acquiesce to the law association’s request” regarding the possible impeachment of Chief Justice Ivor Archie. “The...
BALTIMORE, CMC – The United States Customs and Border Protection agency says officers arrested a Jamaican man at the Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on a Palm Beach County, Florida, felony arrest...
MIAMI, CMC – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has rejected an online travel agency’s commission as “grossly unfair” and “regressive.” On Wednesday, CHTA said an overwhelming majority of...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Belize health officials say they are monitoring the outbreak of dengue fever in Central America and some Caribbean countries particularly as there have been reported deaths in Honduras. Belize, a Central American...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados is considering building dams in some agricultural areas to deal with the drought situation, Agriculture and Food Security Minister, Indar Weir, has said. Several Caribbean countries are reeling under...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says it is prepared to hold direct talks with Scotiabank over the acquisition of its local branch after indicating that the Trinidad and Tobago-based financial institution...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – An attorney has been offered BZ$10,000 bail after he appeared in court late Monday on a charge of abetment to commit murder. Attorney Herbert Panton, who is representing lawyer Oscar Selgado, said his client had...
WASHINGTON, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says projects in Jamaica and Guyana are among eight finalists for the second edition of its Superheroes of Development Award. The Washington-based financial institution...
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – The St Vincent and the Grenadines government has approved a number of cannabis cultivation licences recommended by the Medical Cannabis Authority. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, speaking on a radio programme,...
