BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A hurricane warning remains in effect for several Caribbean islands as strengthening Tropical Storm Tammy that is forecast to become a hurricane this weekend, inches closer to the Lesser Antilles. Dominica's...
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is returning to Dominica on Thursday as a strengthening Tropical Storm Tammy could become a hurricane by the end of the weekend. Skerrit, the chairman of the 15-member regional...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC - Commissioner of Police in Belize, Chester Williams, said the identification documents found on the charred remains of two people onboard a plane that crashed soon after it was stolen show that the individuals are from...
OTTAWA, Canada, CMC- The first ever Canada-CARICOM summit to be held here got under way on Wednesday with the launch of the CARICOM-Canada Strategic Partnership intended to deepen and strengthen the existing relationships between...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC -The charred bodies of two persons were removed from an airplane used by a domestic airline and reportedly stolen by armed thieves in Placencia in southern Belize. Shortly after takeoff, the plane clipped a lamp post and crash...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Health authorities in Belize say they have discovered falsified Tylenol at various supermarkets across the country and are urging the population to be wary of the situation. In a statement, the Ministry of Health...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Medical doctor Jamil Minnis, who is the son of former Bahamas Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, has been released on bail after he appeared in court on allegations of performing an abortion on a 15-year-old girl last...
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Bermuda's Premier David Burt says an investigation into the cyber attack that severely hampered the government's information systems in September has found circumstantial evidence that personal data may...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its new Regional Economic Outlook report for the Western Hemisphere says Guyana will continue to experience robust economic expansion even as other countries in Latin America...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Eighteen speciality nurses from Ghana are scheduled to arrive in the Bahamas by the end of October to help relieve a shortage. “I would like to see them in the country before the end of the month,” said...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's Cabinet on Friday approved the deployment of 1,000 police to lead a multinational peacekeeping mission to Haiti to combat gang violence. The country's parliament must now sign off on the resolution. From...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) is seeking arbitration on proposed salary increases, arguing that the government has shown no inclination to continue negotiations. The union has written to Chief Labour Officer,...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana's Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha is urging citizens to practise water conservation as the country continues to experience a prolonged dry season, which is projected to go until the end of...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's government announced Wednesday it would not be renewing a 6-year-old deal that saw Cuban doctors employed in Kenya while those from the East African country travelled to Cuba for specialised training. The...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – A magistrate has adjourned to October 13 the case involving a Belizean national who is wanted in Mexico on murder charges. The Mexican authorities told the Belize City Magistrates Court that 34-year-old Nimrod Tillett...
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – The St Kitts-Nevis government says the twin-island federation is at risk for a dengue outbreak after the country recently experienced an increase in rainfall associated with the passage of Tropical Storm Philippe....
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The outer bands of Tropical Storm Philippe lashed Bermuda on Friday as it churned northward on a path toward Atlantic Canada and New England. The storm was located about 165 miles (265 kilometres) south of Bermuda...
NASAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government has denied reports that a 17-year-old student died from dengue fever. Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said investigations are continuing into the death of Chykino 'Kenny'...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Wednesday that an investigation is under way after the bodies of six newborns were found discarded at the entrance of a cemetery in the capital, Santo...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A High Court judge in Trinidad and Tobago has ruled that a policy of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service on recruits having tattoos is discriminatory and ill-advised. “There is an evident dichotomy and...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum says north Atlantic temperatures should remain well above average, continuing to fuel unusually strong tropical cyclone activity. In its latest Caribbean Climate...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Schools were ordered closed in Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Philippe brought heavy rains and flash flooding as it made its way through the northern Windward Islands and the Leeward...
ST JOHN'S, Antigua, CMC- The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has issued a tropical storm watch as Tropical Storm Philippe approaches the region. The National Office of Disaster Services is urging residents “to have their hurricane...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, 2023 – Guyana is to implement a policy to tax companies that consume large amounts of electricity during peak hours. This was announced by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. The move comes after the Guyana Power and Light...
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Commissioner of Police of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service Derek Byrne has disclosed that they recently seized a firearm that was used in at least five murders in...
