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Published:Friday | September 29, 2023 | 7:09 PM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Bermuda's premier said Thursday that the government is slowly restoring operations after being hit by a “very sophisticated” cyberattack a week ago. An in-depth forensic audit is underway to...

Published:Friday | September 29, 2023 | 6:04 PM

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) Friday called for consumers to conserve as the utility company registered its highest-ever electricity generation and demand. In a statement, the company said that it recorded a...

Published:Friday | September 29, 2023 | 9:51 AM

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A High Court judge has awarded the chief executive officer of the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA), Davlin Thomas, more than $TT1 million in damages after ruling that several social media posts...

Published:Thursday | September 28, 2023 | 4:15 PM

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government Thursday announced a month-long gun and ammunition amnesty ahead of going to parliament and significantly amending legislation allowing for stiffer penalties for gun-related crimes. National...

Published:Thursday | September 28, 2023 | 9:20 AM

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – St Kitts-Nevis police say they have detained several Haitians who were rescued when the boat in which they were travelling grounded on a reef on September 20. In a statement, the police said that 10 individuals,...

Published:Wednesday | September 27, 2023 | 3:16 PM

GENEVA, CMC – The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday called for a ban on smoking and vaping in schools worldwide. The WHO said that young people continue to be “relentlessly” targeted with tobacco and nicotine products and...

Published:Wednesday | September 27, 2023 | 1:48 PM

WASHINGTON, CMC – The Organization of American States (OAS) says it has initiated consultations with the authorities of Haiti and the Dominican Republic regarding the border dispute relating to the construction of an irrigation canal in Haiti...

Published:Wednesday | September 27, 2023 | 1:08 PM

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica on Wednesday elected its first ever female head of state overshadowed by opposition attempts to scuttle the “historic moment” and raising the possibility of the matter ending up before the courts....

Published:Wednesday | September 27, 2023 | 8:59 AM

NEW YORK, CMC – New York City Mayor, Eric Adams, has announced 30-day notices for adult Caribbean migrants to “take the next step” as the number of Caribbean and other asylum seekers in New York City's care tops 60,000. Many...

Published:Tuesday | September 26, 2023 | 9:19 PM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A nearly decade-long corruption case involving top government officials and attorneys in the Turks and Caicos Islands ended Monday with a mixed verdict for those accused of bribery, money laundering, and other...

Published:Tuesday | September 26, 2023 | 5:31 PM

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — An immigration agent in the Dominican Republic has been arrested after being accused of raping a Haitian woman in a detention cell at the country's main international airport in the presence of her...

Published:Monday | September 25, 2023 | 2:05 PM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States and Kenya signed a defence agreement Monday that will see the East African nation get resources and support for security deployments as it is poised to lead a multi-national peacekeeping mission to...

Published:Monday | September 25, 2023 | 9:54 AM

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad's Finance Minister Colm Imbert says he was not involved in a recent decision by Republic Bank, the country's largest commercial bank, to reduce credit card limits from US$10,000 to US$5,000 amid...

Published:Sunday | September 24, 2023 | 1:34 PM

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Firefighters in Guyana are investigating the cause of a fire that  damaged a major section of the 194-room Ramada Princess Hotel on the East Bank Demerara on Saturday night. The Guyana Fire Services (GFS)...

Published:Sunday | September 24, 2023 | 11:24 AM

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago is observing the 47th anniversary of republicanism on Sunday with, as expected, the two main political leaders sending contrasting messages to the population. Prime Minister Dr ...

Published:Friday | September 22, 2023 | 9:46 AM

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – The Bermuda government has acknowledged that it is experiencing “some challenges” with its information technology (IT) system and is pointing an accusatory finger at Russia. “There has been an...

Published:Thursday | September 21, 2023 | 4:31 PM

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC – The Government of Grenada says that effective January 1, 2024, it will commence a method of compensation to workers both in the private and public sectors that will see the end of disparity in salary based...

Published:Thursday | September 21, 2023 | 9:34 AM

MIAMI, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says the crew of its Coast Guard Cutter Confidence on Tuesday offloaded in Miami more than 12,100 pounds of cocaine, worth more than US$160 million, that were seized in the Caribbean Sea. Along with...

Published:Tuesday | September 19, 2023 | 11:05 AM

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Education Minister Priya Manickchand Tuesday warned schools about sending students home because of their hair style, saying those doing so will face disciplinary proceedings. “I was clear enough IN WRITING....

Published:Monday | September 18, 2023 | 12:13 PM

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic on Sunday defended his decision to close air, sea, and land traffic with neighbouring Haiti in their dispute over the construction of a canal targeting...

Published:Monday | September 18, 2023 | 8:26 AM

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – A few days after Hurricane Lee swept past Bermuda as a Category 1 storm, knocking out power across the island and closing businesses and schools, residents of the British Overseas Territory are on Monday keeping a...

Published:Sunday | September 17, 2023 | 7:42 PM

CARIBBEAN, CMC – The government of the United Kingdom has launched a call for research proposals on how to deal with the problem of the sargassum seaweed in the Caribbean region. In the last few years, influxes of sargassum have threatened...

Published:Saturday | September 16, 2023 | 11:00 AM

NEW YORK, CMC – The Mayor of New York City Eric Adams says the city and the US federal government have finalised an agreement on the use of the Floyd Bennett Airfield in Brooklyn to shelter Caribbean and other asylum seekers. After months of...

Published:Saturday | September 16, 2023 | 10:36 AM

WASHINGTON, CMC –United States President Joe Biden has named Jamaica and several other Caribbean countries among major drug transit or major illicit drug producing countries for Fiscal Year 2024.  In a White House memorandum,  ...

Published:Friday | September 15, 2023 | 11:52 AM

NEW YORK, CMC – New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced what he described as “an expedited sprint” to identify Caribbean and other asylum seekers in the city's care who are currently eligible to apply for work...

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