June 10, 2024
Prime Minister, Garry Conille was hospitalized on arrival
Haiti’s newly elected prime minister, Garry Conille, was hospitalized late Saturday in the capital of Port-au-Prince just days after arriving in the country, the government said. It wasn’t immediately known the cause of why Conille was……
June 10, 2024
Dominican authorities seized 322 packages
In a coordinated air, sea, and land operation in Santo Domingo, Dominican authorities seized 322 packages believed to contain cocaine and marijuana. The operation, led by the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD), along with the Dominican…
May 18, 2024
PM Drew says new hospital will be hub for medical treatement in Caribbean region
St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew says the new JNF General Hospital in his twin island Federation will serve as a cornerstone of his administration’s vision to position the country as a hub of medical excellence within the Caribbean…
May 14, 2024
EU to sign MOU with CDEMA
The European Union will on Wednesday sign a new Memorandum of Understanding on Integrated Disaster Risk Management with several organizations including the Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). The MOU will also be…
May 14, 2024
Connect Caribe pushes forward start of regional ferry service
The private sector-led ferry service, Connect Caribe, Monday announced that it had reached an agreement with the Caribbean Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) and the Dubai-headquartered Jampur Group enabling it to begin its ferry service much…
May 10, 2024
CXC denies leak examination paper
The Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) has denied reports on social media that “an examination paper” has been leaked. Earlier this week, the CXC’s Registrar and chief executive officer, Dr Wayne Wesley told students from across the…
May 10, 2024
UNICEF provides safe drinking water in Haiti
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says more than 30,000 people displaced by gang violence in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, now have access to safe drinking water. The UN said Port-au-Prince has been in the grip of armed groups for…
April 30, 2024
Haiti’s CPT elects new president, new prime minister
The former president of the Haitian senate, Edgard Leblanc Fils, was on Tuesday named as the president of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) as efforts continue restore peace and security in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM)…
April 30, 2024
New Barbados diplomat presents credentials to Cuban government
Barbados’ new Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba, Dr. Sharon Marshall, has presented her credentials to the Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister, Josefina Vida. Ambassador Marshall, a former regional media executive and broadcaster, succeeds Philip St.…
April 21, 2024
CARICOM youths to discuss climate change and health issues
On Wednesday, a four-day workshop aimed at empowering Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) and other youth leaders to confront the global challenge of climate change gets underway. The Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat said that the…