May 4, 2017
Grenadians told to brace for several more eruptions
The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) has told Grenadians that they should expect more eruptions of the underwater volcano, Kick em' Jenny as it reported “increased activities” on Wednesday.In its latest advisory bulletin, NaDMA said it…
April 19, 2017
Haiti to rebuild National Palace toppled in 2010 quake
President Jovenel Moise launched Wednesday a project to rebuild Haiti's National Palace, a symbol of national pride destroyed by the cataclysmic 2010 earthquake that killed more than 220,000 people. "My administration wants to offer the young…
March 22, 2017
CTO launches new learning tool for Caribbean primary schools
The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Wednesday said it has launched its first ever tourism education for the Caribbean digital learning series geared towards primary school students in the region. CTO said that in addition to its…
March 22, 2017
PNP to confirm Phillips as president Sunday
THE Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is set to hold a special delegates conference on Sunday where it is expected to confirm Dr Peter Phillips as the new president of the 78-year-old movement. Phillips was the only candidate nominated for…
March 20, 2017
Uruguay Pulling Troops out of UN Mission in Haiti
Uruguay will soon pull its soldiers out of a United Nations stabilization mission in Haiti that began operations in 2004 and is facing sharp cutbacks, the leader of the South American country announced Monday. President Tabare Vazquez said at a…
March 6, 2017
Traveller from Guyana ingests 44 cocaine pellets before flight
A man travelling from Guyana was Saturday arrested at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston following the discovery of cocaine pellets in his body. Reports are that about 2:25 pm, the man, who had just disembarked the flight, was…
February 17, 2017
White House denies report that National Guard would be used for immigration round ups
The Trump administration considered a proposal to mobilise as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorised immigrants, including millions living nowhere near the Mexico border, according to a draft memo obtained by The Associated…
February 17, 2017
Regional leaders end successful summit in Guyana
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have ended a two-day summit here adopting decisions that they said are important to moving the 15-member regional integration movement “towards its objects”. CARICOM chairman and host, President David Granger…
February 17, 2017
Jamaican gets 3 years in US prison for possession of child porn
A 28-year-old Jamaican citizen was sentenced to three years in prison and another three on extended supervision after pleading no contest to a charge of possession of child pornography in a Wisconsin court yesterday. Jermayne Webley's hard drives…
February 15, 2017
Spouses of CARICOM leaders to address violence against women
The high rate of violence against women will be among issues discussed when the Forum of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM’s) Spouses of Heads of State and Government on the Every Caribbean Woman, Every Caribbean Child (ECWECC) initiative begins in…