November 21, 2022
6 Jamaican nationals have been arrested in Florida
6 Jamaican nationals have been arrested in Florida in relation to drug charges. One of the men was wanted for allegedly firing several shots inside a restaurant in Brooklyn back in October of this year resulting in the death of an innocent…
November 21, 2022
Bahamas Air Accident produces no injuries
The Bahamas Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) has begun an investigation into an incident where a small aircraft veered off the runway at the Lynden Pindling International Airport. Initial reports said the Embraer E110 aircraft, was en…
November 15, 2022
Bajan Man remanded in connection with 38 firearms
Bajan Noel Lionel Taylor has been remanded to prison in connection with a number of charges including importing 38 illegal guns and 687 rounds of ammunition. The Lowthers, Christ Church resident who is also facing fraud and drug charges appeared…
November 14, 2022
Massive turnout in defense of Mexico’s electoral authority
Tens of thousands of people packed the Mexican capital’s main boulevard Sunday to protest President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposal to overhaul the country’s electoral authority in the largest demonstration against one of the president’s…
November 11, 2022
US State Maryland’s newly elected Governor has Jamaican roots
Democratic representative, Wes Moore who was elected as Maryland’s first black governor on Tuesday has Jamaican roots. Moore, whose mother Joy Moore was born in Jamaica and migrated to the United States as a child with her parents, managed to flip…
November 11, 2022
Cuban and US Officials Meet to Discuss Consular Services
On Wednesday, November 9th, Cuban and US officials met in Havana to discuss the expansion of consular and visa services on the island. The US delegation included the Assistant Secretary of State for consular affairs and the director of US…
November 9, 2022
CARICOM Secretariat welcomes first school tour since COVID 19
The staff of the CARICOM Secretariat on Wednesday, November 3rd hosted its first group of students to visit the Guyana Headquarters in 2 years. Over the years, hundreds of students would visit the CARICOM Secretariat to get a first-hand look at how…
November 4, 2022
CPDC to campaign for debt relief for Caribbean countries
The Barbados-based Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) is planning to build a case for debt relief and restructuring for countries in the region. Richard Jones, Officer in Charge of CPDC, made the disclosure on Wednesday as he maintained that…
November 2, 2022
875 kids charged with murder, rape, robbery, and other serious crimes
Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson on Tuesday described as a worrying trend the number of children being brought to book for serious crimes. Anderson, who was speaking during his monthly press briefing, said of the 875 charges laid…
October 31, 2022
Brazil president-elect Lula urges ‘peace and unity’ after vote
President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for "peace and unity" Sunday in bitterly divided Brazil, saying the country was no longer an international pariah, and highlighting the need for a "living Amazon". In his victory speech, Lula reached…