February 27, 2024
US providing funds to address climate and biodiversity threats
The United States is providing US$15.8 million in funding to address climate and biodiversity threats in the Caribbean. US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who is leading a US delegation to the ongoing 46th regular meeting…
February 21, 2024
Haiti launches investigation into the deaths of 16 individuals
Authorities in Haiti are launching an investigation into the deaths of 16 individuals whose bodies were discovered at a residence in the mountain town of Sequin, located in the southern part of the country. The unsettling discovery came just a day…
February 20, 2024
Bahamas moves into space tourism
The Bahamas government Tuesday said it had successfully negotiated and executed a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with Space Exploration Technologies Corporation ( SpaceX) “marking a revolutionary leap for The Bahamas into the realm of space tourism”.…
February 15, 2024
US Coast Guard repatriates 33 migrants to Haiti
The United States Coast Guard says the crew of its Cutter Benard C. Webber repatriated 33 migrants to Haiti on Monday following an interdiction of a “migrant venture” near Fort Pierce Inlet, Florida. The US Coast Guard said that earlier this month,…
February 13, 2024
BAHAMAS PM urges the media to keep crime off the front pages
Prime Minister Philip Davis is urging the local media to keep crime off the front pages amid concerns that the tourist sector, the lifeblood of the chain of islands, could be severely affected. The US Embassy here has US Embassy has issued a…
February 13, 2024
Brazil President to attend CARICOM summit in Guyana
Brazil President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is among specially invited guests attending the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit that opens in Guyana on February 25. Apart from the Brazilian leader, the President of the Inter-American Development…
February 12, 2024
38-year-old Bahamian Arrested
A 38-year-old Bahamian man has been deported from the United States to The Bahamas for violating his bail conditions on the island. Reports are that Larry Burrows, who was on bail for conspiracy to import firearms, had specific conditions set by the…
February 9, 2024
Creator of Grenada’s national flag dies as the country celebrates 50th anniversary of independence
Anthony Conrad George, the designer of the Grenada National Flag died in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, the same day the island celebrated its 50thanniversary of political independence from Britain, attorney Jacqueline McKenzie has said. “On the…
February 7, 2024
Court orders ministry of health to pay legal costs of civil and human rights group
Justice Frank Seepersad has ordered the Ministry of Health to pay the legal costs incurred by the leader of the civil and human rights group, First Wave Movement, Umar Abdullah, who had sought information on the adverse reports of the coronavirus…
February 6, 2024
Teachers begin nationwide strike in Guyana
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education Monday differed sharply as to the response of teachers for them to participate in a general strike to press demands for increased salaries. The GTU said that teachers from across the…