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Jamaica And South Africa Sign Air Service Agreement
Jamaicans will soon be able to travel directly to South Africa following the recent signing of an air service agreement with the country.
LIAT Reduces Flights Due To Unscheduled Aircraft Maintenance
Caribbean airline LIAT says it is working to resume its full schedule of flights by next week, after Friday announcing unscheduled maintenance on two aircraft.
Fishermen live in stain of Venezuela’s broken oil industry
Nobody lives as closely with the environmental fallout of Venezuela’s collapsing oil industry as the fishermen who scratch out an existence on the blackened, sticky shores of Lake Maracaibo.
PM Ralph Gonsalves visits prisons after ‘very troubling’ jail break
Kingstown, St. Vincent, October 8, 2019 (iWitnessNewsSVG): Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves made an early morning visit, on Monday, to Her Majesty’s Prisons (HMP) in Kingstown one week after an accused murderer escaped custody there then …
Government of the Bahamas looking at budget cuts in wake of Dorian
The government is looking at shaving 10 percent off each ministry’s budget in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest confirmed yesterday.
Prison officer charged in connection with jailbreak
On Thursday, Louie Cupid, who has 12 years’ experience as a prison officer, was charged in connection with accused murderer Veron Primus’ escape from Her Majesty’s Prison in Kingstown earlier this week.
Statement by the OECS on the recent Botham Jean Trial Verdict
Roughly one year since our Caribbean community was shaken by devastating news of the untimely and seemingly senseless murder of Saint Lucian national Botham Shem Jean, the state of Texas has delivered some degree of justice to Botham’s…
CIBC FirstCaribbean pledges another $1 million USD to SickKids-Caribbean Initiative
CIBC FirstCaribbean has pledged a further USD$1 million for phase II of the SickKids-Caribbean Initiative (SCI) which focusses on the improvement of outcomes and quality of life for children with cancer and other blood disorders across the…
Jamaica Government Announces Cannabis Partnership with Harvard Institute
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will be partnering with the Harvard International Phytomedicines and Medical Cannabis Institute (HIPI) in the United States on initiatives aimed at improving the country’s…
Anti-corruption measures coming
Protections for whistleblowers and an update of a 90-year-old law are among a range of measures the Government plans to introduce in a “few weeks” to go after crooked public officials amid rising public perceptions of lingering corruption…
Half Million Dollar Bail For Teen Held With Highpowered Guns In Trinidad
A 19-year-old plumber from Belmont, charged with being in possession of 8 assault rifles, was on Wednesday granted $500,000 bail.
Expect A Mass Refugee Migration If Climate Crisis Is Ignored, Barbados Warns
We refuse to be relegated to the footnotes of history and to be collateral damage for the greed of others, for we have contributed less than 1% of greenhouse gas emissions.
Hurricane Humberto Getting Stronger as it Nears Bermuda Read more:…
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Wednesday September 18, 2019 – Hurricane force winds are expected to reach Bermuda this evening, as a larger and stronger Humberto moves closer to the island.The impending hurricane, at Category 3 strength with…
Saint Lucia Wins Eastern Caribbean Men’s and Women’s Youth Volleyball
The national teams of Saint Lucia are riding high in sub-regional volleyball, after winning the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA) age group competitions recently in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Between the end of August…
2,500 people registered as missing after Hurricane Dorian
Approximately 2,500 people are registered as missing on the government’s register in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) spokesperson Carl Smith advised today.