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...

DR reopening consulates in Haiti

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) – The Dominican Republic is reopening the consulates it closed in neighbouring Haiti following a series of protests that...

Caribbean people upset with leaders

THERE ARE “a lot of angry citizens” in Barbados, Jamaica elsewhere in the Caribbean because the region’s leaders “haven’t delivered”.Including himself, Governments, academics, and...

St Lucia continues record-breaking tourism growth

ST LUCIA Tourist Board officials forecast a continued upward trend for the year, due to new and continued marketing campaigns.On the heels of a...

Obama’s visit a once-in-a- lifetime opportunity

KINGSTON - As excitement builds about the impending brief visit of US President Barack Obama, the American Chamber of Commerce thinks that it represents...

CCJ hears suit against 2 nations’ anti-gay laws

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - A Caribbean court on Wednesday heard a challenge from a gay rights activist who argued that immigration laws ostensibly barring...

Jamaica PM: Obama will make state visit to island next month

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Jamaica's prime minister says President Barack Obama will visit the Caribbean country next month.Portia Simpson Miller told lawmakers Tuesday that...