October 8, 2021
‘He should resign’: Fired justice minister calls for Haiti PM to quit over murder investigation
(CNN) Until just a few weeks ago, Rockfeller Vincent was the ultimate insider in the investigation into the still-unsolved assassination of Haiti's former president Jovenel Moise, who was brutally gunned down in his bedroom in July. Now he's on the…
October 8, 2021
Cuba lashes out after young baseball players defect in Mexico
Havana (CNN) - Cuba's state media on Sunday lashed out after nearly a dozen Cuban baseball players defected in Mexico -- believed to be one of the country's largest and most embarrassing known incidents of mass defection in years. Eleven young…
October 1, 2021
Police Service Commission completely crumbles as chairman resigns
The chairman of the beleaguered Police Service Commission (PSC) resigned on Thursday, amid controversy over the selection of the twin-island republic’s next top cop. A brief statement from the Office of the President indicated that President…
September 30, 2021
UN chief to open UNCTAD 15th Session in Barbados
The Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator of Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean said on Wednesday that United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will open the 15th Session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development…
September 29, 2021
Barbados Parliament gives green light to republican status
Prime Minister Mia Mottley says much thought has gone into the decision to transition Barbados to a parliamentary republic, even as Opposition Leader, Bishop Joseph Atherley, raised concerns over the legality of the government’s intended move,…
September 29, 2021
Grenada condemns inequitable distribution of COVID vaccines
Grenada Monday joined its other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries in urging the international community to end the inequitable distribution of vaccines to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, noting also that the island’s economy has…
September 28, 2021
Haiti elections postponed indefinitely
Prime Minister Ariel Henry has dismissed members of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) throwing into doubt the planned constitutional referendum and elections in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. The elections and…
September 27, 2021
Caribbean countries continue to report deaths from COVID
Several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries reported deaths and new positive cases linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past24 hours, with Trinidad and Tobago also indicating that there had been more cases of the Delta variant of the…
September 23, 2021
US Haiti envoy quits over ‘inhumane’ deportations
The US special envoy for Haiti has resigned in protest over the deportation of Haitian migrants. The decision to return migrants fleeing an earthquake and political instability was "inhumane", senior diplomat Daniel Foote said. Last weekend, the US…
September 22, 2021
Angry scenes at Haiti airport as deported migrants arrive
Angry scenes broke out at Haiti's main airport after migrants were deported to the country from the US. On Tuesday, migrants at the airport in Port-au-Prince rushed back towards the plane they had arrived on, while others threw shoes at the jet.…