Caribbean
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - The Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force have launched a joint operation aimed at fighting crime and tackling the reckless use of the country's roadways through the use of drones. The drones are manned by...
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PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC -The US State Department has announced the suspension of routine visa services at its embassy in Haiti. In a statement, the US Embassy said that in the wake of escalating gang violence it is only accepting expedited...
HAVANA, Cuba, CMC – The Government of Cuba has reaffirmed its willingness to comply with policies established in a bilateral agreement with the United States concerning irregular migration. This was the outcome of talks held...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government says it hopes to ease the situation regarding a constant supply of electricity to consumers by this weekend. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has acknowledged that the Guyana Power and Light (GPL)...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A transitional council tasked with choosing Haiti's next prime minister and Cabinet was established Friday in a move supporters hope will help quell turmoil in the troubled Caribbean country where most of the...
MIAMI (AP) — A former career United States diplomat was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba, a plea agreement that leaves many unanswered questions about a...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Health authorities have confirmed that several babies died at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Port of Spain General Hospital (PoSGH) earlier this month as a result of a bacterial outbreak. In a...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Government of Guyana has signed an agreement with French company OCEA S.A. for the procurement of an offshore patrol vessel at the cost of €39.5 million. In a statement, Guyana's ministry of finance said...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Thursday they have launched an investigation after an immigration officer was accused of raping a 14-year-old girl. The mother of the girl, who is from...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The creation of a transitional council responsible for choosing Haiti's next leaders is imminent, a United States diplomat said Wednesday during a heated forum about Haiti's spiralling crisis. The...