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...

IMF predicts marginal growth for St Lucia

WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is predicting that St Lucia will record economic growth of 0.5 per cent this year driven mostly...

Court decision sparks riots in Venezuela

CARACAS – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro promised on Friday to resolve within hours a controversy over the judiciary's annulment of congress which has sparked...

Three more communities in Guyana get potable water for the first time

RESIDENTS OF SILVER Hill, Waiakabra and Hill Foot communities along the Soesdyke/ Linden Highway are now able to access potable water. The Ministry of...

Recidivism rate low in Guyana

GEORGETOWN – Acting Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels said prisoners who are released on parole are staying out of prison and the Parole Board...

Yellow Fever advisory for travellers to T&T 

PIARCO – The Ministry of Health of Trinidad and Tobago has advised that effective March 22, 2017, people travelling into Trinidad and Tobago from...

Jamaica starts talks on affirmative action in education

KINGSTON — Minister of Education, Youth and Information Ruel Reid has engaged tertiary institutions in a discussion about the implementation of an affirmative action...