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...

Guyana, Venezuela border dispute

GEORGETOWN (CMC) – The Guyana government says it “is extremely perplexed” by the decision of the Venezuela government to use the media here to...

No-confidence motion against Rowley

PORT OF SPAIN – The motion of no-confidence against Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley has been formally filed and placed on the Order Paper...

Two T&T cops in jail

PORT OF SPAIN – THE two police officers on multiple criminal charges including the kidnapping and sexual assault of a woman will spend this...

Motorists, smokers hit hard by new taxes

JAMAICANS WILL HAVE to pay more taxes to drive, smoke and use electricity on April 1 when a $10.3-billion tax package introduced yesterday by...

Haiti sets date for delayed legislative elections

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti has set a date for delayed legislative elections that have been a source of increasing political friction while scheduling...

6.2 quake shakes Colombia; No initial reports of damage

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A strong earthquake shook eastern Colombia on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway in the capital and elsewhere but there were...