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…
April 15, 2024
Dominican Republic plans to swiftly complete a 250-mile border wall
The Dominican Republic has plans to swiftly complete a 250-mile border wall along its shared boundary with Haiti on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, an attempt to protect the country as its land neighbor falls into further chaos. Dominican…
April 5, 2024
Haiti Specialist William O’Neill Provides his Evaluation
In a dire assessment of Haiti’s current state, the United Nations rights expert, William O’Neill, emphasized the urgent need for international support to address the escalating gang violence plaguing the Caribbean nation. O’Neill underscored the…
March 28, 2024
Dengue Fever outbreak creates public health emergency in Puerto Rico
The health authorities here have declared a public health emergency due to an increase in cases of mosquito-borne dengue fever. According to Puerto Rico’s Health Secretary Carlos Mellado, this year “cases have exceeded historical figures and the…
March 28, 2024
Former Bahamas legislator shot and killed
Former Member of Parliament Donald Saunders became the country’s 35th murder victim when he was gunned down on the outskirts of a club late Wednesday. Saunders, an attorney turned politician, was a member of parliament for Tall Pines and Deputy…
March 20, 2024
US Democratic leader warns Haiti’s crisis is ‘a human rights emergency’
The leader of the Leader of the House Democratic Caucus, Hakeem Jeffries, has warned that the political and socio-economic crisis in Haiti, is “a human rights emergency,” as criminal gangs continue their efforts to topple the Ariel henry…