Friday, April 19, 2024

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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 constable Ricardo Fairclough, who was shot during a robbery on Monday...

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...

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...

PAHO head: Vaccine not a quick fix for region

Washington – The Dominican-born president of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) says COVID-19 vaccines will not be an easy, quick fix for the...

Guyana/Venezuela border dispute going to The Hague

GEORGETOWN – President Irfaan Ali on Friday welcomed a ruling handed down  by The Hague based International Court of Justice (ICJ), which stated that it has...

PAHO supports push for nutritional warnings

Washington - The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has called for support for the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) proposal to...

UWI team to study coronavirus genomes

Port Of Spain – A team of researchers from the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), has embarked on...

USAID to assist students in Haiti

Port Au Prince – The government of the United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is helping Haitian students return to...

IDB to provide US$1 billion for virus vaccines in region

Washington – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced on Wednesday that it will mobilise US$1 billion to help Latin American and Caribbean countries acquire and...