July 20, 2015
U.S & Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations through an Embassy
One bitter holdover of the Cold War slipped into the history books at 12:01 a.m. Monday, when the United States and Cuba re-established diplomatic relations. For the first time since severing ties in 1961, they reopened embassies in each other's…
July 17, 2015
Man Shot By Police Officer At Nightclub in the Bahamas, Dies In Hospital
A MAN who was shot by a police officer at a Faith Avenue nightclub on Tuesday night has died in hospital. According to police reports, the officer was at a nightclub on Faith Avenue north around 8.30pm when he received a report of an adult male at…
July 7, 2015
St Lucia to table legislation to make CCJ final court
The St Lucia Government says it will soon table legislation that will allow for the island to make the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) its final court, replacing the London-based Privy Council. Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony said…
July 5, 2015
Haitians forced from Dominican Republic
Beltha Desir wanders aimlessly around the front of the school where she has taken refuge, holding tight to her 10-month-old child, the only family member with whom she was deported. Desir, a Haitian woman, had lived for 10 years in the Dominican…
July 5, 2015
Efforts being made to ease tension between Guyana and Venezuela
The United Nations is prepared to intervene in the border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela as Caribbean countries seek an amicable solution to the issue on Friday. Guyana’s President David Granger, who has called on CARICOM leaders to “strongly”…
July 5, 2015
Caribbean Nationals among 69 convicted criminal immigrants arrested in US
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) agency says a number of Caribbean nationals have been arrested among 69 convicted criminals during a three-day “targeted enforcement effort” in New Jersey. ICE said officers from its…
June 30, 2015
Puerto Rico governor says US territory ‘can’t pay $72bn debt’
Puerto Rico's governor has said the US territory cannot pay its $72bn (£45bn) debt and is close to defaulting ahead of emergency talks with legislators. In a TV address on Monday, Alejandro Garcia Padilla said he would seek a moratorium on…
June 22, 2015
Haitian-American circulates petition to stop DR deportation of Haitians
As the deadline nears for the deportation of Haitian Dominicans in the Dominican Republic, a New York City legislator has created and circulated a petition calling on the Dominican Republic Government to stop what he describes as “this unjust plan…
June 22, 2015
St. Lucia reports increase in tourism arrivals
St. Lucia is the latest Caribbean country to report a jump in tourism numbers. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) announced that visitor arrivals to the region was up six per cent at the end of the first quarter, with St. Lucia recording a 6.4…
June 22, 2015
GSAT student scores 100% in all subjects
Eleven-year old, Tariq Wright, a student at the Holy Childhood Preparatory School, will be attending the Wolmer’s Boys’ School in September after receiving perfect scores in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). Results for GSAT were released to…