Friday, March 29, 2024

Regional

Minor stabs relative to death

NASSAU – The murder toll in The Bahamas climbed to 34 so far this year after two people, including a 25-year-old man, who was stabbed to death by a...

Sir Hilary to address UN

KINGSTON – Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, will address the...

IMF approves more funds for Suriname

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has granted Suriname a waiver for nonobservance of a performance criterion and will...

Haiti one step away from famine, warns UN

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, Ulrika Richardson, is warning that the situation in...

Haiti: US sending flight to evacuate citizens as violence continues

The United States government is organizing a charter flight for American citizens in Haiti, the US Embassy in...

Jamaica to roll out digital currency

KINGSTON – The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is reporting that pilot implementation of a local Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), which commenced in June, remains...

St Lucia to create national tobacco control policy

Castries – The St Lucia government says it is in the process of establishing a national tobacco control policy. It said that the project is...

UN report examines effect of climate change in region

United Nations – A new report by the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has found that climate-related and geophysical events have resulted in...

Officials in Jamaica assess damage from Tropical Storm Grace

Kingston – Teams from the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) are assessing the extent of damage sustained by the agriculture sector from the heavy...

Jamaica’s PM announces seven-day lockdown

Kingston – The Jamaica government has announced seven no-movement days in the country in a bid to curb the latest surge in coronavirus (COVID-19)...

St Lucia Government to probe allegations against former administration

CASTRIES – The St Lucia government will appoint a special prosecutor to probe the allegations of corruption against the former administration of Allen Chastanet,...