Category: News

The Police in Haiti are investigating the attempted murder of Arnel Bélizaire, the former deputy of Tabarre, an urban commune located in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, who was shot and injured … Read More

Trinidad and Tobago’s Director of Public Prosecutions, (DPP), Roger Gaspard, says he is discontinuing a charge of misbehavior in office against former government minister Marlene McDonald. But at a virtual … Read More

Bermuda’s Premier David Burt has become embroiled in a fresh cabinet crisis after a minister he said he sacked on Wednesday after less than two years in the post later … Read More

The Belize government says it is moving to enact a new system to deal with price gouging as it acknowledged there are reasons behind the increase in prices for commodities. … Read More

The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) says a persistent weak La Niña pattern is expected to continue during the next three months, causing unpredictable weather patterns across the region, … Read More

The Barbados government says it is satisfied that approximately 30 Haitians, who arrived last month were not being held against their will or in substandard accommodation. The Ministry of Home … Read More

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has renewed her call for reparation for the Atlantic slave trade saying she does not consider the issue a contentious one. Mottley, who is on … Read More

St. Lucia has signaled its intention to become the fifth Caribbean country to have full membership in the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) which was established in 2001 to … Read More

The United States has committed to investing billions in Jamaica following a meeting between Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness and US Vice President, Jamaican-American Kamala Harris. Holness traveled to Washington, … Read More

The Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association (TTMA) wants the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) to be “fixed” as it laments the ongoing problems surrounding intra-regional trade. The … Read More

The Dominica government says it has acquired the majority shares in the island’s electricity company (DOMLEC) following discussions that began a year ago with the Canadian-based energy company, Emera Incorporated. … Read More

Suriname has received Euro 13 million (One Euro =US$1.29 cents) from the European Union to support investments in sustainable forest management. The announcement came during a meeting between a government … Read More

Former Broward County Mayor Dale Holness has announced that he plans to run for congress again. The Jamaica-born Holness announced Saturday that he plans to contest the congressional seat for … Read More

Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister, Dr. Keith Rowley has called on Britain’s Prince William to do more than just offer words of acknowledgment that his country had played a significant … Read More

St. Vincent Education Minister, Curtis King, says at least 379 students tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) during the first school term from October to December last year. “We are, … Read More

The main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has elected Shyne Barrow as its new leader, defeating, Tracy Taegar-Panton who was seeking to become the first woman to lead a major … Read More

The St. Lucia-based digital wallet provider, Penny Pinch, says it has entered into an exclusive alliance with Mastercard that will allow the two companies to promote financial inclusion efforts across … Read More

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest say they have approved a roadmap for a series of institutional reforms for the Washington-based financial institution and mandated a proposal for … Read More

Reggae musician ‘Tabby Diamond of the legendary band Mighty Diamond is among two people killed in a drive-by shooting on McKinley Crescent in St. Andrew, Jamaica. Three other people were … Read More

Guyana’s opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) says it will mount a legal challenge to the appointment of Assistant Police Commissioner, Clifton Hicken, as acting Police Commissioner. In a statement, … Read More

Civil society groups in Haiti have sent a petition to Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry, urging him to declare a state of emergency in the French-speaking Caribbean country to deal … Read More

The St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC), the sole supplier of electricity, has warned consumers to brace for increased charges for the commodity as it blamed the ongoing war in … Read More

Bermuda’s House of Assembly has again passed controversial legislation making it legal to grow and sell cannabis in Bermuda, a British Overseas Territory, but it remains to be seen whether … Read More

Antigua and Barbuda has stepped up its efforts to stave off efforts by the European Union (EU) to derail the controversial Citizenship by Investment Program (CBI), with Prime Minister Gaston … Read More

The Jamaican government says it is looking to fast track implementation of the School-wide Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (SWPBIS) initiative, in the light of recent incidents that resulted in … Read More

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Monday that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, a policy that has drawn intense … Read More

The Trinidad and Tobago government says “arrogance and xenophobia have no place in the modern politics of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),” and they will not be “distracted” by recent comments … Read More

Two Caribbean American legislators have joined the chorus of calls for equal pay for women. Newly elected New York City Council Member, Crystal Hudson, the representative for the 35th Council … Read More

Former Haitian president Michel Martelly is expressing concern as groups organize demonstrations against kidnappings in the French-speaking Caribbean Country. Several Haitian organizations, including the December 4 Collective, have announced plans … Read More

The University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona has expressed “deep concern” regarding the leaked report pertaining to an inquiry by an independent review committee that examined aspects of its … Read More