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Haiti Arrests Suspected Mastermind In President Moise’s Killing
Authorities said they detained a Haitian man, living in the US state of Florida, on Sunday.
We Are Not At The Revolutionary Point Yet: Jomo Thomas
Just eight months after general elections were held in St Vincent and the Grenadines, the main opposition party headed by Dr Godwin Friday is calling for fresh elections.
St. Vincent’s PM Says He Will Not Be Intimidated By Anyone
Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves, speaking in parliament last week, said, he would not be intimidated by anyone.
Demonstrators in Havana protest shortages, rising prices
Thousands of Cubans marched on Havana’s Malecon promenade and elsewhere on the island Sunday to protest food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis, in one of biggest anti-government demonstrations in memory.
Haiti Police Kill Four Suspects Linked To Moise Assassination
Police kill four suspected ‘mercenaries’ and capture two others as President Jovenel Moise’s assassination threatens more chaos.
Statement Attributable To The Spokesperson For The Secretary-General – On Haiti
The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse of the Republic of Haiti.
Haiti President Jovenel Moïse Killed In Attack At Home
Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse has been killed in an attack on his home in the nation's capital, according to the country's interim prime minister.
Nature Dependent Tourism Underpins The Blue Economy In The OECS
OECS States should balance coastal development and conservation and weigh the ‘opportunity cost’ of ‘losing nature’ to ‘development.’
Atlantic Storm Elsa Speeds Towards Cuba’s Central Coast
Fears of heavy flooding as Cuba orders 180,000 people evacuated ahead of a storm that battered Caribbean islands.
UWI Diplomatic Academy Climate Diplomacy Training Billed A Success By Participants
With the successful delivery of yet another new, four-day online training module, which ended on June 24th, The UWI’s Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean (DAOC) wrapped up its 2020/2021 academic year. Titled ‘Caribbean Small States and the…
Security Council Press Statement On Haiti
The members of the Security Council reiterated their deep concern regarding deteriorating political, security, and humanitarian conditions in Haiti and stressed the primary responsibility of the government of Haiti to address the situation.…
Caribbean Artists And TikTok Influencers Join Forces To Communicate Hurricane Season
TikTok Influencers, top West Indian cricketers and music stars are joining arms as the new “Disaster Fighters,” a team of influential figures, to disseminate informational messages on fighting the impact of hurricanes, volcanic eruptions,…
World Bank Approves US$50 Million To Support Volcanic Emergency Response And Recovery In Saint…
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors, on Friday, approved US$50 million in Supplemental Financing for the Second Fiscal Reform and Resilience Development Policy Credit (DPC) for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Grenada PM Mitchell Spearheads Caricom’s Telecoms Deal Over Removal Of Roaming Charges
The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. Keith Mitchell is at the forefront of a CARICOM initiative to eliminate roaming charges for nationals of the Caribbean in the region.
CCJ Remedies Breach Of Constitutional Rights. Permanently Stays Sentences Of Solomon Marin Jr.
In a judgment released today, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) allowed the appeal of Solomon Marin Jr in the matter of Solomon Marin Jr v The Queen CCJ (AJ). The Court permanently stayed the enforcement of his sentences to remedy the…