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Prince Harry Begins Whirlwind Caribbean Tour
Prince Harry touched down to a red-carpet welcome yesterday at the VC Bird International Airport in Antigua aboard a British Airways commercial flight, beginning his 15-day visit of several Caribbean countries, including St. Kitts and…
Electoral violence in Haiti unacceptable, says US embassy
Just days before the elections scheduled for Sunday in Haiti, the US embassy in Port-au-Prince said that electoral intimidation and violence are unacceptable and have negative impacts on citizen participation in elections, pointing out that…
PAHO refutes social media claims over water quality in Barbados
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has denied an allegation circulating on social media that it has warned the Barbados government about the quality of the island’s water supply.
In a statement issued this week, PAHO said it…
Panama Papers law firm fined $440,000 by BVI regulator
The British Virgin Islands independent regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), has fined the local arm of the Panama Papers law firm, Mossack Fonseca, $440,000 for its contravention of numerous sections of the Anti-Money…
Lawsuits fly in Guyana over university accreditation claims
An article published by the Guyana Guardian newspaper on Sunday stating that medical degrees issued by the Guyana-based Texila American University are not recognised by the US Department of Education has prompted a threat of a GY$500…
Forecasters watching Caribbean for possibility of late-season storm
Surface pressures are slowly falling over the southwestern Caribbean Sea, and a broad low pressure system is expected to form in this area during the next day or two.
According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, environmental…
Caribbean support for call on Obama to clean-up Garvey’s name before leaving White House
The head of the Caribbean’s top university is getting support from the region for his call on the departing black American president to clean-up Marcus Garvey’s name before leaving the White House.
Vice chancellor of the University of…
Caribbean reacts to Donald Trump election victory
His campaign was vitriolic, sometimes acrimonious. He was labeled a racist, a bigot, anti-Mexican, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim. Despite this, Republican candidate Donald Trump was on Tuesday elected the 45th president of the United States,…
New discovery of firearms in container shipped to Haiti
On Tuesday afternoon, Customs officers in Haiti discovered a new weapons shipment in a container at the Global Lafito wharf located 20 km north of the capital, Port au Prince.
Seven Smith and Wesson pistols, five Glock model 40, more…
Caribbean reacts to Donald Trump election victory
His campaign was vitriolic, sometimes acrimonious. He was labeled a racist, a bigot, anti-Mexican, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim. Despite this, Republican candidate Donald Trump was on Tuesday elected the 45th president of the United States,…
New discovery of firearms in container shipped to Haiti
On Tuesday afternoon, Customs officers in Haiti discovered a new weapons shipment in a container at the Global Lafito wharf located 20 km north of the capital, Port au Prince.
Seven Smith and Wesson pistols, five Glock model 40, more than…
FAO sets 2020 deadline to remove Caribbean countries from World Hunger List
Regional representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Raul Benitez says his organization is working towards eradicating hunger in eleven Caribbean islands by 2020.
“I would like to propose 2020 as a…
Turks and Caicos airline boosts regional connectivity
With its new enhanced winter timetable, interCaribbean Airways substantially boosts regional connectivity and convenience via its fast-growing hub at Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI).
"Both the passenger's connecting…
Eye on Continued Devaluation In Jamaica
Jamaica’s Minister of Finance and the Public Service Audley Shaw says a Working Group has been established to deal with the continued devaluation of the Jamaican dollar against the United States currency.
Addressing the House of…
Prison Security At Risk, Barbados Government Warned
President of the Barbados Prison Officers’ Association (BPOA) Trevor Browne yesterday delivered a scathing attack on Government and the prison administration for their treatment of officers at Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds.
And he issued a…