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CARICOM staff tribunal launched
A new CARICOM institution was launched here today to act as a referee for the Community’s own public servants, spread out among organs and agencies across the 15-member bloc.
Trudeau going to Barbados for CARICOM Heads meeting
Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, will be in Barbados for the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
Deportee Laments Leaving Three Kids Behind In Britain
“They know what they were doing. I will be all right”, was all one man, the first to walk out of the Harman Barracks processing centre in Kingston, had to say before he was warmly embraced by his crying mother, Ann-Marie Williams.
UWI Open Campus in Anguilla creates history with first Ph.D
After four years of online studies, under the tutelage of the University of the West Indies Open Campus in Anguilla, Ms. Michelle Queeley has become the first student on the island to graduate with a Ph. D, thus creating history for…
The Bahamas opens applications for Dorian home repairs for up to $10k
The Bahamas Disaster Reconstruction Authority yesterday launched its Small Home Repair Programme, which would allow Bahamians impacted by Hurricane Dorian to access up to $10,000 in funds for repairs.
Kittitian sentenced to 20 years in St. Maarten
The judge sentenced defendant Akeba Zambo Williams (35) to twenty years in prison for a host of crimes, including the August 5, 2018, murder of Jonathan Williams, an April 22, 2017, shooting in Maho, the July 7, 2017, armed robbery of…
Number of Bahamian residents in quarantine jumps to 15
Five more Bahamian residents have been quarantined as the Ministry of Health continues to monitor the global novel coronavirus outbreak.
Oil giant gets Barbados offshore exploration licences
The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources has issued effective offshore exploration licences for the Carlisle Bay and Bimshire blocks to Australian oil and gas giant BHP Petroleum.
Grenadian national quarantined
The Ministry of Health on Friday night (31 January 2020), took decisive action and ordered the quarantine of a Grenadian national who returned to the island from mainland China.
Guyana Makes Another Oil Discovery
The Guyana government announced, on January 27, that the US-based oil giant, ExxonMobil, has made its 16th oil discovery, offshore Guyana.
Trinidad bans travelers from China to prevent coronavirus
Trinidad and Tobago has imposed 14-day restrictions on travelers from China to prevent the spread of a new strain of coronavirus on the Caribbean island nation, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said on Thursday.
Absolute discharge for American woman found in possession of two marijuana cigarettes in the Bahamas
A senior Magistrate yesterday granted an absolute discharge to an American woman who was arrested for possession of five grams of marijuana at the Lynden Pindling International Airport.
Montserrat tourism arrivals cross 20,000 for the first time in the active volcano era
The Montserrat Tourism Division, Office of the Premier reports that visitor arrivals to the island in 2019 increased by 14% over 2018, signaling the first time since the eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano in 1995 that the number has…
7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Cayman
The tremor, which occurred around 2:10pm and lasted about two minutes, sent office workers scrambling from their buildings into open spaces. Several sinkholes opened up at various points around Grand Cayman, causing damage to vehicles and…
No Coronavirus In Jamaica, Says Tufton
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says categorically that there is no truth to the claim that there is a case of the coronavirus at the University Hospital of the West Indies.