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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...
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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...
WASHINGTON, CMC – A new report by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has underscored the need to prioritise primary health care to advance toward universal health in the Americas, including the Caribbean. The report highlights...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – A Haitian pastor who was wanted for smuggling weapons was arrested in the neighbouring Dominican Republic earlier this week and handed over to Haitian police. The arrest of Pastor Dieune Day, follows an...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Six opposition legislators in the Bahamas, including Opposition Leader Michael Pintard, have been suspended from two sittings of Parliament for their role in last week's incident when the mace was thrown out of the...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC - Jamaica and 17 other countries from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have launched the Alliance for Security, Justice and Development, an unprecedented alliance which unites governments, multilateral...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley Thursday dismissed a newspaper story indicating that Port of Spain signed an agreement with the United States allowing America to deploy forces to Trinidad and Tobago in...
NEW YORK, CMC – Immigration advocates in New York are expressing outrage and alarm over proposed plans by the incoming Donald Trump administration to revoke a United States federal policy that has restricted Immigration and Customs...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's main international airport reopened on Wednesday to commercial flights, one month after it closed for the second time this year because of gang violence. Haitian soldiers and police, bolstered by...
WASHINGTON, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is expressing concern at the increase in cases of dengue, Oropouche, and avian influenza this year, but emphasised effective strategies to control the outbreaks and mitigate their...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Belize's Prime Minister John Briceño has led the country in expressing sympathy to the families of the 10 people who died as a result of a vehicular accident, urging motorists and others to “utilise...
