Thursday, April 25, 2024

Regional

Haiti’s Prime Minister resigns

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned on Thursday as a new council was sworn in to lead the country gripped by deadly gang violence. A recent outbreak of violence forced...

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...

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...

CDC to lower Bahamas advisory to Level 3

Nassau – The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States, plans to move The Bahamas from the level of travel...

LIAT administrator asks regional govts to help pay severance

St John’s Antigua – Regional heads of government have been asked to help cover the cost of severance entitlements of over EC$70 million to...

CARICOM calls for release of Guyanese fishermen

GEORGETOWN – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has added its voice to calls for the immediate release of the Guyanese fishing boats and crew detained...

Grenada extends COVID curfew

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – A spike in COVID-19 cases in neighbouring islands  prompted the government to hold back on plans to ease the existing...

Jamaica considers options for CXC 2021 exams

Kingston – Minister of Education Fayval Williams has disclosed that her ministry has been in dialogue with the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and has...

World Bank US$13.5m for education in Guyana

Washington – The World Bank on Monday approved US$13.5 million in additional financing to support efforts to improve education in Guyana, as the coronavirus...