PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A heavily armed gang burst into a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday and took hostage women, children and newborns, according to the director of the medical centre who pleaded for help via social media. Jose Ulysse,...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A United States tourist died in the Bahamas after a catamaran carrying more than 100 people sank while travelling to a private island, police said Wednesday. Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings told The...
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Cayman Premier Wayne Panton's coalition government survived a motion of no confidence late Tuesday night with the opposition failing to receive the necessary two-thirds majority required to unseat the...
Published:Wednesday | November 15, 2023 | 10:24 AM
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The Belize government says it is withdrawing its agreement regarding the accreditation of Israel's Ambassador Designate to the CARICOM country, Einat Kranz-Neiger, as the John Briceno administration...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) on Tuesday said that diabetes remains a major health concern in the Caribbean region, affecting millions of people and burdening healthcare systems. In...
LONDON, CMC – Guyana on Tuesday presented what it said is the evidence that Venezuela intends to gain ownership of the mineral and forest-rich county of Essequibo through a referendum on December 3. Attorney Paul Reichler outlined...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck the northwest Dominican Republic on Friday near the border with Haiti. The tremor occurred at a depth of 12 miles (19 kilometres) just west-northwest of Las Matas de Santa Cruz,...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamian government says it has “no intention of allowing Bahamas Power & Light” to impose an extra five US dollars on late-paying consumers in a bid to reduce a US$100 million debt. Speaking at the...
The Salem, St Ann, branch of Western Union was robbed on Wednesday and a female employee abducted then later released. It is unclear if she was injured. The St Ann police say about 12:35 p.m. two men wearing masks entered the store. One of the men...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Finance Minister Colm Imbert Wednesday acknowledged that the decision by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) to temporary suspend the exchange of Trinidad and Tobago dollars at its banking counter was “to review its...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The personal information of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, including his passport number as well as his date of birth and a post office box address, are among documents found to have been compromised in the...
ABUJA, Nigeria, CMC – St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves says Africa and the Caribbean must join efforts in addressing “technological emancipation” as well as reparation for native genocide...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The opposition Alliance For Change (AFC) party in Guyana has called for all Venezuelans who have been granted Guyanese citizenship to be barred from voting in elections. AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan says his party...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Former Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo received two life sentences on Friday after he was found guilty in the grisly killing of his 27-year-old pregnant lover. A federal judge sentenced Verdejo following...
HAGUE, CMC – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Friday set November 14 as the date for holding public hearings into Guyana's request to block a number of questions in Venezuela's December 3 referendum on the border controversy...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government says Christopher Davis, the son of Prime Minister Phillip Davis, received no funding from FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who on Thursday was convicted by a federal jury in New York of fraud...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – Suriname's Minister of Health Amar Ramadhin says he is surprised at the decision of doctors associated with the Association of Regional Health Service Doctors who have embarked upon industrial action over...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell has encouraged Bahamian students in Jamaica to remain in the country as leaving could be detrimental to their education. Mitchell made the comment as the...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday to condemn the American economic embargo of Cuba for a 31st straight year. The vote on the resolution in the 193-member General Assembly tied the record...
LONDON, CMC – Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, Wednesday expressed “deep concern” at the decision of the Venezuelan National Assembly to undertake a referendum on the status of the Essequibo region on December 3...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamian government says it will begin demolishing illegal structures in two unregulated communities in New Providence from next Monday. Works and Family Island Affairs Minister, Clay Sweeting said that the 28-...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The governor of the United States Virgin Islands announced Wednesday that he declared a state of emergency after officials revealed last week that tap water in St Croix contains lead and copper and...
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – St Kitts Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew says he will be travelling to the sister isle of Nevis later on Wednesday following a devastating fire at the Four Seasons Resort on Tuesday night. Drew, in a broadcast,...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The Belize government says as part of efforts to promote universal healthcare in the country, it is removing fees in public hospitals. “This move eliminates financial barriers and enhances healthcare...
THE HAGUE, CMC – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Tuesday said Guyana has filed a request for the indication of provisional measures in the border dispute with Venezuela, as the dispute between the two countries intensified in recent...
