PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government on Tuesday said that it would not be providing any military assistance to ensure security in Haiti, where criminal gangs are seeking to overthrow the government of Prime...
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada government has confirmed that it has been collecting an increase in vehicular licence fees without the necessary approval by Parliament. Opposition Leader Dr Keith Mitchell had raised the illegality...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have been unable to sign off on the arrangements to facilitate the free and full movement of CARICOM nationals by the end of last month as had been hoped following their summit...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC -Trinidad and Tobago remains divided on whether the country should become a full member of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) with at least the head of one group of lawyers calling for a referendum on the issue....
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica Public Service Union says it is seeking a 15 per cent salary increase for its members over a three-year period. General secretary Thomas Letang told a meeting of the union's membership that “we...
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – A High Court judge in St Vincent has sentenced a mentally ill man who killed one person and injured two others on a “day of mayhem and violence” in the capital to 12 years and eight months in...
WASHINGTON, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is warning of an upsurge in dengue cases in the Americas including Barbados and the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe. It says as of March 26, this year, over...
ST PETERSBURG, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says the crew of its cutter Venturous returned to their home port in St Petersburg, Florida, after a 60-day Caribbean patrol in which 65 Haitian migrants were returned to their homeland...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Members of a transitional presidential council who will be responsible for selecting a new prime minister issued their first official statement on Wednesday, pledging to restore "public and democratic order...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC –Belize's Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, has welcomed the decision by Governor General, Dame Froyla Tzalam, to declare a state of emergency (SOE) in southside Belize City and specific sections of the Cayo...
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – The St Kitts-Nevis government is moving to ban single-use plastics, implementing a three-phase structure that will affect the importation, sale, and distribution of several items. Environment, Climate Action and...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Health authorities in Guyana say they are working with the Prisons Service to address an outbreak of chickenpox at the Lusignan Prison, in the County of East Demerara and miles from the capital, Georgetown....
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's health secretary declared an epidemic on Monday following a spike in dengue cases. The US territory of 3.2 million people has reported at least 549 cases so far this year, compared with a total...
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – A High Court judge in Bermuda has sentenced 37-year-old lawyer Tyrone Quinn to 15 years in prison after he was found guilty of stealing almost US$500,000 from his clients. Justice Juan Wolffe said Quinn had...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The police on the island of Eleuthera in Bahamas are investigating an incident that left two crew members of a cruise line dead on Friday. Preliminary reports state that around 9:30 a.m. the captain of the...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, CMC – The President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, has declared that his country will continue to expel Haitians and will not authorise refugee camps, ignoring demands from...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government Friday said it is “gravely concerned” at the decision of the National Assembly in Venezuela to adopt a law declaring the Essequibo region to be a constituent part of the country....
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in Bahamas has defended the government's purchase of a US$192,000 BMW for Prime Minister Phillip Davis, following widespread debates in public circles about the timing of...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs attacked two upscale neighbourhoods in Haiti's capital early Monday in a rampage that left at least a dozen people dead in surrounding areas. Gunmen looted homes in the communities of Laboule and...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Barbados Dr Arthur Phillips has reported a decline in the sale of carbonated sugar-sweetened beverages due to a tax on sugary drinks. At the same time, there has been an increase in...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – ExxonMobil Guyana Friday announced a new oil discovery at Bluefin in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, making it the company's first discovery for 2024. In a statement, Exxon said the Bluefin well encountered...
WASHINGTON, CMC – Republican lawmakers on Friday said the Biden administration “owes Congress a lot more details in a more timely manner before it gets more funding,” for Haiti, even as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Friday...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A plan to create a transitional presidential council is moving forward after a majority of Haitian parties and coalitions submitted the names of those charged with finding new leaders for the country, Caribbean...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Royal Caribbean International says it has temporarily suspended all calls to Labadee, Haiti due to the ongoing unrest in the country, in order to ensure the safety of cruise passengers. According to Royal...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – The Office of the Attorney General has requested a preliminary investigation into a potential corruption case against President Chandrikapersad Santokhi and two of his ministers, including the Finance...
