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…
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…