Thursday, April 18, 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...

Trinidad report: Oil tanker is ‘not tilting’

Port of Spain – The Trinidad and Tobago government Thursday expressed satisfaction with a report by a team of its own experts that had...

LIAT could resume flights in November

Cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, which is undergoing a restructuring programme, is likely to return to the skies in November, a senior government minister in...

More charges laid against Opposition member, election officials in Guyana

Georgetown – The chairperson of the main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Volda Lawrence, was on Wednesday slapped with a new charge of...

Hurricane Epsilon moves towards Bermuda

Miami – A strengthening Hurricane Epsilon is churning its way over the Atlantic and it is expected to make its closest approach to Bermuda Thursday afternoon...

Education ministers want waiver of fees for CXC reviews

Port of Spain – Several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) education ministers have “unanimously” proposed that the Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) commit to a total...

Grenada marks 37th anniversary of Bishop’s death

St George’s – Grenada marked the 37th anniversary of the shooting death of its first ever left wing prime minister Maurice Bishop with a call...