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Guyana’s President Pardons Female Prisoners and Releases Young Offenders for Christmas
Guyana’s President David Granger pardoned five females from the New Amsterdam Prison just in time for Christmas.
The women released on Christmas Day ranged in age from 24 to 54.
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Spirit to Increase Flights to St. Thomas in February
On the heels of her visit to New York and Atlanta in November, U.S. Virgin Islands Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty is reporting a planned increase in air service to the Territory following a meeting with Spirit Airlines in…
Caribbean Hotel Insurance Rates to Increase by 10 to 40 Percent
Caribbean hoteliers should plan now for an increase in insurance premiums anticipated to range from 10 to 40 percent following two Category 5 hurricanes, which struck several destinations in the region in September.
Scott Stollmeyer,…
Caribbean leaders launch ambitious plan to create the world’s first ‘climate-smart zone’
Recent hurricanes have left unprecedented devastation across the Caribbean and it is a traumatic time for all those who live in the region. Whole communities and towns have been decimated, and the global community needs to act quickly and…
Guyana and Suriname invited to snap Jerusalem summit
The two South American neighbours and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member countries, Guyana and Suriname, members of the Islamic bloc, have been invited to attend a special summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on…
Post-Hurricane Curfew in Dominica Now Completely Lifted
Dominicans are now free to go about their daily business anywhere in the country without having to worry about rushing home to meet curfew.
That’s because the final curfew that remained after Hurricane Maria devastated the Eastern…
Bermuda Parliament Says No to Same-Sex Marriage, Yes to Cannabis
The victory for same-sex couples in Bermuda who earlier won the right to get married in the British Overseas Territory has been overturned.
Parliament has passed the Domestic Partnership Act 2017, which replaces same-sex marriage with…
St Lucia PM renews appeal for information on controversial oil exploration agreement
Some four years after then leader of the opposition in Saint Lucia, Stephenson King, wrote to the governor general, Dame Pearlette Louisy, seeking clarification regarding an oil exploration licence purportedly granted to Colorado oilman…
Five are dead in plane crash at St. Croix airport
A plane crash near the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on Thursday night left all five occupants of the aircraft dead, The Consortium can confirm.
Police Commissioner Delroy Richards told The Consortium that the aircraft, a private chartered…
Honduras president claims election victory after recount but OAS denounces irregularities
According to the Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal’s final count of the ballots in the country’s November 26 presidential election, President Juan Orlando Hernández garnered more votes than any other candidate. However, the Organization…
interCaribbean launches new Tortola flights
interCaribbean Airways celebrating 25 years of continuous service has announced new scheduled services from Tortola to five new cities this winter season, making 22 cities served.
New services will begin from February 1, 2018, with…
Hunt on For Alleged Fraudster Who Apparently Got Police Help Escaping From Trinidad Prison
Acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams has ordered an investigation into the unauthorized release of a businesswoman who had been in prison awaiting trial on more than 150 fraud charges. Vicky Boodram apparently had the help of a…
Another Threat to Kill Guyana’s President Engaging Police Attention
Police in Guyana are still investigating a call from a prison inmate who threatened to assassinate President David Granger.
Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels confirmed the inmate from the Lusignan Prison called the emergency 911 number…
Trinidad and Tobago government staying clear of latest controversy over chief justice
Trinidad and Tobago Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi says the executive branch of government will not be getting involved in the latest in a series of controversies involving Chief Justice Ivor Archie, although the situation has prompted High…
Puerto Rico independence activist wraps up visit to Cuba
The Puerto Rican independence activist Oscar López Rivera ended his visit to Cuba by reiterating that the reality was much more than he had dreamed of.
“It has been happier, more intense and much more rewarding than I expected,” he said.…