February 22, 2022
US Coast Guard repatriates Caribbean migrants
The United States Coast Guard says it repatriated four Dominican Republic nationals and nine Haitians to the Dominican Republic between Monday and Wednesday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage near Rincon, Puerto Rico. The US Coast…
February 22, 2022
CDEMA hosts the Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (DANA) Orientation/Training in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
The Preparedness and Response Division (PRD) of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), through its Regional Training Centre (RTC), commenced a three day Damage and Needs Assessment (DANA) Orientation/Training workshop for the…
February 22, 2022
Donald Trump testifying in New York investigation
Former US President Donald Trump and two of his children must answer questions under oath in a New York investigation into their business practices, a judge has ruled.New York's attorney general has accused the Trump Organization of obtaining tax…
February 22, 2022
Dominica signs contract with Iceland company for geothermal development
Dominica has signed an multi-million dollar agreement with an Iceland-based company to drill two wells as the island continues with its efforts to develop its geothermal energy sector. Planning, Economic Development, Climate Resilience, Sustainable…
February 22, 2022
Luxurious cars up in smoke after ship catches fire
Thousands of Porsche and Volkswagen cars have been abandoned on a cargo ship after it caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean en route to the US.The ship, named Felicity Ace, was travelling from Emden in Germany before it caught ablaze off the coast of…
February 22, 2022
Remi Lindholm suffers frozen penis in men’s 50km cross-country
Perhaps the worst part of it all for Finland's Remi Lindholm is that it was not even the first time it had happened. Such was the chance of athletes suffering frostbite, freezing conditions at the Winter Olympics in Beijing had already seen the blue…
February 22, 2022
Tyler Perry explains the return of Madea
After announcing in 2019 that he was retiring Madea, Tyler Perry is back with A Madea Homecoming, debuting February 25 on Netflix. Perry says the pandemic and racial tension from the Black Lives Matter movement inspired him to bring the hilarious…
February 22, 2022
Boris says that the will invasion of Ukraine wiukd echo around the world
The shock of any invasion of Ukraine by Russia would "echo around the world", Boris Johnson has told world leaders.He said we must be "unflinchingly honest" about the situation in Ukraine and should not "underestimate the gravity of this moment".In…
February 22, 2022
Kentish-Rogers sworn in as acting Premier for Anguilla
The island’s Minister of Education and Social Development, Dee-Ann Kentish Rogers has been sworn in as acting Premier.Kentish-Rogers, 29, a former beauty queen, is the youngest person to ever serve as acting Premier. In her position as acting…
February 22, 2022
Elon Musk says US is trying to ‘chill’ his free speech
Tesla boss Elon Musk has accused US regulators of targeting him for "unrelenting investigation" because of his criticism of the government.In a court filing, the billionaire says the Securities and Exchange Commission has engaged in "outsized…