Caribbean
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidadian Joshua Regrello on Saturday afternoon set the Guinness World Record for the longest steelpan-playing marathon after an entertaining 31 hours on the country's national instrument. The 27-year-old...
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WASHINGTON, CMC – Five oil tankers owned by a Syrian conglomerate that were found to be using Guyana's flag fraudulently have been sanctioned by the US Government. The vessels were not registered in Guyana and, therefore,...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's health minister has been removed from his post following a deadly gang attack on the largest public hospital in the capital, Port-au-Prince. In a statement published on Thursday afternoon, Haiti...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Severe rainfall over the past 72 hours has devastated sections of Haiti, resulting in 13 deaths, 15 injuries, one missing person, and significant property damage. According to a report from the National...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The organiser of a Christmas fair in southern Mexico was assassinated at his city's holiday event, authorities said late Tuesday. The governor of the southern state of Guerrero said gunmen killed the organiser of the...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Desi Bouterse, a military strongman who led a 1980 coup in the former Dutch colony of Suriname then returned to power by election three decades later despite charges of drug smuggling and murder, has died. He was...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Suspected gang members opened fire on journalists in Haiti's capital on Tuesday as they covered the attempted reopening of the country's largest hospital, according to a local radio station. Radio T...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher says the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) is “disappointed” that, despite all its efforts, the number of murders in the country has surpassed...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – The Government of Haiti has announced a one-month state of emergency effective Sunday, December 22 and going until January 21, 2025, in response to escalating gang violence and insecurity. The decision,...
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC - A senior magistrate in St Vincent has sentenced two people to prison after they were found guilty of defaming a woman on Facebook and distributing nude photos of her on WhatsApp. They were each jailed for just under 10...
WASHINGTON, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says after years of hard work, the Americas Region, including the Caribbean, regained its measles-free status in 2024. It said that this marks the region's return to this...
MIAMI, CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says a Guyanese national in its custody died in a Miami-area hospital. On Wednesday, ICE said that Ramesh Amechand, 60, was pronounced dead by...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, CMC – The US Coast Guard in Puerto Rico, in collaboration with the Border Patrol (CBP) and the Dominican Navy, reported the detention of 107 Dominicans and one Haitian in three separate attempts to reach Puerto Rico by...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean countries need to urgently address the growing challenge of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that account for more than 75 per cent of all deaths in the region. Health experts from the...
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The St Lucia Employers' Federation (SLEF) has called on employers to take action to protect their property, staff and customers. In a statement on Monday the SLEF, expressed concern about the recent surge in...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government on Monday confirmed the death of the junior minister in the Ministry of Education, Lisa Morris Julian, in a fire. Initial reports indicate that the fire at her home in Arima...
