Regional

A strong and fast-moving tropical wave over the eastern Caribbean Sea resulted in flash flood warnings being issued for the Lesser Antilles, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico though Monday night. Read more at:…

The Cayman Islands government strengthened its efforts to protect residents and visitors from zika, dengue and chikungunya with the launch of additional mosquito controls involving the release of genetically modified insects on Thursday.…

Local church leaders representing various Christian denominations, including Anglicans and Seventh Day Adventists, are putting aside their doctrinal differences and uniting on a campaign to promote what they see as the biblical basis for…

In a national broadcast on Monday night, the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, announced that negotiations will be recommenced as soon as possible with relevant US agencies in an attempt to resolve the dispute with the…

United Kingdom border officials believe they have successfully disrupted an organized crime group after intercepting £3 million (US$3.9 million) of liquid cocaine in a shipment from Barbados. Three men, including a Barbadian, have been…

There will be no Disney cruise ship terminal on Egg Island in the Bahamas after all. The company has announced it has scrapped the controversial plan because impact studies have suggested the island’s marine environment could not sustain…

Countries all over the world, including in the Caribbean, get a lot from China, whether directly or indirectly. But while clothing and consumer goods are what they usually look to the Asian country for, Jamaica is going after something…

The cardiovascular surgery team at Health City Cayman Islands reached an impressive milestone recently by performing more than 150 consecutive surgical procedures without a single surgical mortality. “This is a proud moment for us as this…

The United States Virgin Islands Department of Tourism is encouraging Virgin Islanders living outside the Territory to come back home to reunite with their loved ones. Newly appointed Director of Marketing Canika John announced the…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Say the word “Robocop” in Trinidad and Tobago and the first thing that comes to mind is not the 1987 American action film, but Selwyn “Robocop” Alexis, a businessman and allegedly a major crime lord. Police had,…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- For the second time in two weeks, the US embassy in Bridgetown has explicitly refuted as untrue claims by regional prime ministers in relation to the deportation of criminals back to their respective countries of…

President Nicolás Maduro has threatened to jail Kimberly-Clark executives by soliciting an Interpol red notice after the US paper products company shut down production in Venezuela last week. The Texas-based company produced items that are…

One adventurous couple is hoping to put their love and commitment on display in the Bahamas this weekend, to break the Guinness World Record attempt for the longest underwater kiss. The current record stands at 3 minutes and 24 seconds. It…

One year after the Bahamas government signed a $900,000 transitional agreement with US public company PowerSecure to create a business plan to achieve a more reliable and affordable electricity supply in The Bahamas, no progress has been…

Jamaican prime minister, Andrew Holness, said a bilateral meeting with prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, on Monday, has led to a deeper understanding of critical issues between the two countries. Making a brief…