February 5, 2024
Early warning system launched to detect psychoactive drugs
Jamaica has become the fourth Caribbean country to establish an early warning system (EWS) on drugs, joining Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago. The EWS will function as an institutional network of key stakeholders tasked with…
January 30, 2024
Kenyan high court blocks police deployment to Haiti
The Kenyan High Court has blocked the government’s plans to send approximately 1,000 police officers to combat gangs in Haiti. The judge asserted that the National Security Council lacks the authority to deploy police forces abroad. The judge’s…
January 29, 2024
Prime Minister Gaston Browne opens Antigua and Barbuda Embassy in Beijing
Prime Minister Gaston Browne officially opened the Antigua and Barbuda Embassy in Beijing, China during a ceremony at the Sanlitun Diplomatic Compound in the Chaoyang District, Beijing. Speaking at the ceremony, Browne said the establishment of this…
January 23, 2024
Bahamas and Kenya formalises diplomatic relations
The Governments of The Bahamas and Kenya have signed a communique to formalize their diplomatic relations. The communique was signed on Saturday, January 20th by the Bahamian Minister of Immigration and National Insurance, Alfred Sears, and Kenyan…
January 19, 2024
Former Jamaican Opposition legislator charged with wife’s murder
A Jamaican former legislator with the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP), Jolyan Silvera, has been charged with the murder of his wife, Melissa. Silvera, who has been in custody since Thursday, was charged following questioning on Friday…
January 18, 2024
More Crime in Trinidad
A shooting on the eastern Caribbean island of Trinidad left three people dead and five others wounded, police said Wednesday. The violence occurred late Tuesday in the northwest town of Morvant when a van drove up to a group of men gathered outdoors…
January 18, 2024
Premier says threat from governor was set to align with trial of former premier
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley believes that an announcement by Governor John Rankin to seek additional powers over this British Overseas territory was strategically planned to align with the trial of former premier Andrew Fahie, which is set to get…
January 15, 2024
Bahamas Prime Minister announces new initiatives to deal with crime
Prime Minister Phillip Davis says he remains optimistic that law enforcement authorities will be able to “save this country” as he outlined new initiatives to deal with the rising crime, particularly murder, in the Bahamas. In his national statement…
January 10, 2024
Trinidad records several Murders in January 2024
Trinidad and Tobago has witnessed a distressing start to the new year with 15 killed in just the first week. This grim statistic is more than double the country’s murder toll for the corresponding period in 2023. Reports are that at the same time…
January 9, 2024
Guyana’s government invests in the water sector
Guyana’s government investment in the water sector has yielded remarkable results, extending access to potable water to over 35,000 citizens across the nation in the past three years. During a recent press conference, the Minister within the…