Friday, April 26, 2024

Regional

British national hospitalised after shark attack

SCARBOROUGH – A 64 year-old British national has been taken to the Scarborough General Hospital, after being attacked by a bull shark on Friday morning, the Chief Secretary of...

Haiti’s Prime Minister resigns

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned on Thursday as a new council was sworn in to lead the...

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...

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...

Gary Griffith suspends senior police officer

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Commissioner of Police, Gary Griffith, on Wednesday confirmed he had suspended with immediate effect, the assistant Commissioner of Police,...

Pompeo arrives in Guyana

Georgetown – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo touched down in Guyana shortly after 5 p.m. on Thursday at the Cheddi Jagan International...

Trinidad, Australia oil firm join forces on project

Port of Spain – The Trinidad and Tobago government Tuesday said the Australia-based oil company, BHP remains an important partner in the energy sector...

Venezuela charges US citizen

Caracas – Venezuela’s chief prosecutor Tarek Saab on Monday announced charges of terrorism and weapons trafficking against an alleged United States “spy” who was...

Guyana, Trinidad record more deaths from viral illness

Georgetown – Guyana recorded four deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) over the last weekend, pushing its total to 56 as other Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...

Union says LIAT seeking extension of lay-off period in Dominica

Roseau – The Waterfront and Allied Workers Union (WAWU) says the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, is a seeking a further extension of the lay-off...