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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...

Focus on guaranteeing human rights in region

St John’s – Authorities and experts attending the high-level virtual Second Meeting of the Signatory Countries to the Escazú Agreement here, have underscored the...

Study targets reducing prison population in Caribbean

Washington – A new Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) study has highlighted ways to increase public safety in the Caribbean by focusing on reducing pre-trial...

26 test positive for virus in Grenada

The following is a statement posted on the Facebook page of the Ministry of Health in Grenada in relation to a cluster of COVID-19...

Eleven people found dead near Venezuela’s coast

Caracas – Eleven people believed to have travelled from Venezuela to Trinidad and Tobago were found dead in waters near the South American nation’s...

Cayman Islands to start COVID-19 vaccinations in January

George Town, Cayman Islands – The Premier of this British Overseas territory, Alden McLaughlin says a mass vaccination campaign to prevent the spread of novel...

COVID spread at three parties in Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN –Trinidad and Tobago Health Minister, Terrence Deyalsingh, on Saturday criticised people who attended three birthday parties in Tobago resulting in one...