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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...

US charges Trinidad-born national with assisting ISIS

Florida – The United States has laid charges against two people, including a 53-year-old born Trinidad and Tobago national, who were detained by the...

Flash flooding, landslides, ‘likely’

Bridgetown – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) says the transition between the wet and dry season is forecast to feature particularly high flooding, flash flood and landslide potential across Belize and the Caribbean Islands.

More deaths from viral illness

Georgetown – The death toll in Guyana from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) climbed to 78 on Sunday after two patients died earlier during the...

Rowley: COVID-19 a threat of unmatched proportions

United Nations – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith C. Rowley says the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents “an existential threat of unmatched...

Guyana’s chief elections officer arrested

Georgetown – Guyana’s Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield was arrested on Saturday as part of an ongoing probe into alleged electoral fraud at the March...

Chang calls for unity

KINGSTON, Jamaica – National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang issued a call for unity among stakeholders in the  security sector.In a statement on Saturday, Chang said, there...