May 31, 2019
Atlantic hurricane season begins after three years of big storms
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season begins Saturday, and US authorities are warning coastal residents to stock up on supplies and remain vigilant after a spate of intense storms in recent years. Over the past three years, four powerful hurricanes…
May 28, 2019
Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Edward Seaga dies at 89
Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Hon.Edward Seaga has died. Seaga, who turned 89 today, is Jamaica's fifth prime minister, from 1980 to 1989, and the leader of the JLP from 1974 to 2005 when he retired from active politics. Since his retirement he…
May 28, 2019
Antiguan gov’t says Canadian banks want to withdraw from the island
The Antigua and Barbuda government is defending its position regarding the sale of Soctiabank operations here even as it announced that all the Canadian banks operating here have expressed a desire to leave the country. Prime Minister Gaston Browne,…
May 21, 2019
CXC to consider petition for maths resit
The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) is to consider a petition calling for all students to re-sit the 2019 CSEC Maths exams following serious breaches of the examination regulations, a representative from the Barbados-based…
May 14, 2019
CARICOM calls for end to US embargo against Cuba
Secretary Gneral of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Irwin LaRocque, Monday called on the United States to lift the “unwarranted economic embargo and sanctions” against Cuba. Addressing the 22nd meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community…
May 8, 2019
Jamaica becomes 1st C’bean country to host IACHR
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith has expressed hope that the high-level interaction afforded by the the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) 172nd Period of Sessions will “deepen the country's…
April 30, 2019
Guaido declares ‘final phase of Operation Freedom’ in Venezuela
The leader of Venezuela's opposition, Juan Guaido, on Tuesday declared he was "beginning the final phase of Operation Freedom" after a dawn address in which he was flanked by men in military fatigues and armored vehicles in the capital…
April 11, 2019
123 nabbed in immigration sweep in New Jersey
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says three Caribbean nationals are among 123 foreign nationals apprehended during a month-long operation targeting immigrants with prior arrests or convictions for driving under the…
April 5, 2019
1.1 million children affected by Venezuela crisis according to UNICEF
The number of children who are affected by the Venezuelan crisis and who will need humanitarian aid this year is expected to more than double to reach 1.1 million, up from nearly 500,000, the UN children's agency said yesterday. The figure includes…
April 2, 2019
T&T PM Rowley hails Skerritt’s victory, warns hard road to recovery
Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley said he had a more optimistic outlook on West Indies cricket following the election of Ricky Skerritt and Dr Kishore Shallow as president and vice president respectively, of the sport's regional…