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Dominica High Court overturns ban on same-sex relations

Dominica's High Court has overturned a ban on consensual same-sex relations in the Caribbean island nation. The court ruled parts of the law that criminalised same-sex activity went against the...

Port of Spain General Hospital NICU baby death toll jumps to 18

Port of Spain - Two weeks after the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) announced that seven babies...

Jamaican cop killed in the line of duty

KINGSTON – The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), has described as “a very sad moment” the death of police...

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...

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...

St Vincent’s PM urges citizens to take COVID vaccine

St Vincent & The Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves made an impassioned plea for citizens of the country to take the coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Image shows ‘changes to summit crater’

The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI SRC) has shared the latest processed image of LaSoufriere volcano in St Vincent done...

No blood clots from vaccine, says Jamaica’s CMO

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, says that to date, there were no local reports of blood clots with low platelets...

Some evacuees will leave shelter if COVID vaccine is mandatory

KINGSTOWN – If taking a Covid-19 vaccination becomes mandatory, some evacuees will not be staying at the shelters in St Vincent. “Only problem I will...

New dome in La Soufriere blown away

KINGSTOWN - The new dome that was forming in the crater of La Soufriere for months was blown off in the explosive eruptions, sending...

‘Mainly ash falls’ will affect green and yellow areas of St Vincent

Kingstown - Residents of the southern half of St Vincent and those who have evacuated out of the danger zones are safe and expect...