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...

St Lucia extends COVID protocols

CASTRIES – The St Lucia government extended the protocols aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) that has killed two people and...

Longer hurricane season?

WASHINGTON – The United States weather agency warned that tropical storms might continue to develop past the official hurricane season which ends on November...

Trinidad, Venezuela to ‘meet’ on migration issue

PORT OF SPAIN – The Trinidad and Tobago government on Friday dismissed suggestions that it had been “summoned” to a meeting with Venezuela to...

St Lucia police detain migrants from Martinique

CASTRIES, St Lucia – Police said that they had detained four people after intercepting two vessels that were seeking to enter the island illegally...

Jamaica opens shelter for abused women

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The first of three national shelters being established by the Government for women who are victims of abuse and their children...

PAHO: Avoid travel, gatherings this holiday season

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Holiday season gatherings and travel involve risks and people should follow guidance of national and local health authorities to make the holidays...