Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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Political parties lash out at Haiti PM over council limbo

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — The Haitian parties set to form a long-awaited governing council have called for the body to be installed “as soon as possible”, accusing the outgoing...

St Kitts and Nevis PM raises red flag over CDB president’s suspension

Dr Gene Leon’s return to his position as president of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) appears unlikely in...

Former Surinamese president Bouterse ineligible to enter United States

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on former Surinamese President Desiré Delano Bouterse and six former Surinamese...

Data shows Bajan contacting hitman

KINGSTON – Phone data evidence showed that there was continuous communication between Barbadian-born businessman Omar Collymore and the...

Bacterial infection kills seven babies in Trinidad

PORT OF SPAIN – Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh Friday confirmed that at least seven babies had died at...

Misinformation behind vaccine hesitancy

WASHINGTON – The director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dr Carissa Etienne Wednesday said that misinformation is one of the most serious...

CARPHA, Canadian health agency join forces on COVID

Port of Spain – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says it is collaborating with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to...

Mudflow possible as rainy season approaches, scientist warns

Kingstown - Volcanologist, Professor Richard Robertson is predicting another natural hazard for the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines, already dealing with the...

Sir Lester Bird recovering after surgery

St John’s – Former prime minister Sir Lester Bird is recovering at hospital after having his lower leg amputated on Tuesday, the state-owned ABS...

La Soufriere seismic activity continues, court orders two men to stay out of Red Zone

Kingstown – Scientists monitoring the La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent on Tuesday said that seismic activity is continuing along the pattern established after...

St Vincent to get US$2.2 million from CCRIF

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) Monday said that it would be paying out an estimated US$2.2 million...