Friday, March 29, 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...

More special needs schools for Jamaica

SAVANNA LA MAR – The Ministry of Education will be establishing three additional diagnostics and therapeutic centres across the island to assist children at...

Caribbean should prepare for landslides and flooding

BRIDGETOWN – The drought conditions which have affected the region since late 2014 to early 2015 are expected to subside by the start of...

Commissioner Queeley: I intend to lead from the front

BASSETERRE – The new Commissioner of Police, Ian Queeley, is heading into his first week on the job with confidence.Commissioner Queeley, a veteran in...

St Kitts reviewing sentencing for violent crimes

BASSETERRE – Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr Timothy Harris, has pledged Government and the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF)...

LIAT issues Zika travel advisory

ST JOHN’S – LIAT, The Caribbean Airline, has issued a travel advisory for all customers with reservations booked on or before February 10 who are...

Antigua recommends knighthood for Yearwood

ST JOHN’S – The Antigua and Barbuda government Wednesday announced that it had recommended that veteran politician, Robin Yearwood, be conferred with a knighthood...