Thursday, March 28, 2024

Regional

Minor stabs relative to death

NASSAU – The murder toll in The Bahamas climbed to 34 so far this year after two people, including a 25-year-old man, who was stabbed to death by a...

Sir Hilary to address UN

KINGSTON – Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, will address the...

IMF approves more funds for Suriname

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has granted Suriname a waiver for nonobservance of a performance criterion and will...

Haiti one step away from famine, warns UN

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, Ulrika Richardson, is warning that the situation in...

Haiti: US sending flight to evacuate citizens as violence continues

The United States government is organizing a charter flight for American citizens in Haiti, the US Embassy in...

Portia focused on local election

ANCHOVY, St James — President of Jamaica’s People’s National Party (PNP) and Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller says she will not be sidetracked by...

Capital punishment to remains on books in St Kitts

BASSETERRE – St Kitts and Nevis has not carried out the death penalty since 2008, but the law remains on the books and the...

Hunt on for six accused of lottery scamming

KINGSTON – Jamaican and United States law enforcement authorities are hunting six Jamaicans accused of bilking approximately 80 elderly Americans out of more than...

Fidel Castro thanks Cubans for 90th birthday wishes, lambasts US

HAVANA – Fidel Castro thanked Cubans for their tributes to mark his 90th birthday on Saturday in a meandering column carried by state-run media...

Tourist fined for explosive words

ST JOHN’S – A 35-year-old French national has been fined EC$4 000 (BDS$2 963) after he pleaded guilty to causing a bomb scare on...

Rush for US visas in Jamaica

KINGSTON – The United States Embassy in Kingston has confirmed that all interview dates for nonimmigrant visas have been exhausted for the rest of...