Thursday, April 25, 2024

Regional

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 parts of the law that criminalised same-sex activity went against the...

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...

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...

Man breaks leg trying to jump out of quarantine centre

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – An investigation was launched following an incident in which a man, who sneaked onto the compound of a safe quarantine...

CARICOM decries latest EU blacklisting

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping says it “deplores the ongoing unilateral, arbitrary and non-transparent blacklisting strategy” employed by the European...

Barbadian man fined, jailed on drug charges in Guyana

Georgetown – A 51-year-old Barbadian national was on Friday jailed for four years and fined GUY$51 million after he appeared in court following a...

LIAT likely to resume flights in November

St John’s – The cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, which is undergoing a restructuring programme, is likely to return to the skies in November, a...

Grand Hyatt to be built in St Lucia

Chicago - Hyatt Hotels Corporation says a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with the Indian-based TTS Resorts Limited  for the first...

Govt, union to discuss conditions of health care workers in Guyana

Georgetown – The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) Wednesday agreed to suspend industrial unrest by nurses paving the way for negotiations with the new...