Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Regional

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...

Regional bodies at odds over LGBT issues

PORT OF SPAIN - Leaders of a regional coalition of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organisations sent a letter today to the leaders...

Texas woman vanishes while snorkelling off Curacao

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A Texas woman vanished while snorkelling off the north-western coast of Curacao last week, and the local coast guard stopped looking...

Crime and security agenda in focus

WITH INCREASES IN crime being recorded across the region, especially involving the use of a firearm, Caribbean governments are being urged to pay closer...

Media in for Heads of Government conference

IT MAY NOT BE as glamorous as the Academy Awards, but the 36th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the...

Guantanamo prisoner going to Saudi Arabia

MIAMI (AP) – A prisoner who has been on a nine-year hunger strike to protest his confinement at the United States base at Guantanamo...

Haiti: Dominican deportations causing ‘humanitarian crisis’

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's prime minister warned Thursday that the Dominican Republic is creating a humanitarian crisis with its crackdown on migrants, noting...