Caribbean
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A High Court judge in Guyana has sentenced a 40-year-old mason to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping a nine-year-old child in 2022. Justice Sandil Kissoon, in imposing the sentence on Orland...
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados government has hinted at the possibility of negotiating payment for reparations with British owners regarding the Drax Hall plantation, that for centuries had been the scene of inhumane treatment of...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang violence that killed or injured...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Armoured vehicles roll slowly past Haiti's National Palace as police scan the horizon for gangs. Every day, bullets whiz past the area, striking buildings and people alike. Gangs control most of the territory...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, CMC -Haiti's coalition criminal gangs have decided to ramp up violence in a move to deter the newly appointed Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) from taking office, amid fears that the political and socio-...
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC – Legislators in Grenada will on Thursday begin a debate on a resolution giving effect to a gun amnesty from May 1 to July 30 this year. Parliament recently approved an amendment to the Firearms Act, and...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Hyginus 'Gene' Leon, has resigned with “immediate effect” from the regional financial institution. According to a three-page...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – President of Suriname Chandrikapersad Santokhi has sought to re-assure citizens that his administration is creating a safe environment in which they can strive, as the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (...
KINGSTOWN, Apr 20, CMC – The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal has set May 2 as the date for hearing the appeal in the COVID-19 vaccine mandate case. The case was initially scheduled to be heard on February 1. The hearing was adjourned...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - The Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force have launched a joint operation aimed at fighting crime and tackling the reckless use of the country's roadways through the use of drones. The drones are manned by...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC -The US State Department has announced the suspension of routine visa services at its embassy in Haiti. In a statement, the US Embassy said that in the wake of escalating gang violence it is only accepting expedited...
HAVANA, Cuba, CMC – The Government of Cuba has reaffirmed its willingness to comply with policies established in a bilateral agreement with the United States concerning irregular migration. This was the outcome of talks held...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haiti has named the members of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), paving the way for the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to continue efforts at holding fresh elections in a bid to...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC - A police officer in Belize has been charged and placed on interdiction after he allegedly shoved his wife out of a moving vehicle last weekend. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Hiberto Romero, said that Rosa Bol reported to...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Ministry of Health and Wellness in Barbados says there is no shortage of any therapeutic class of insulin on the island even as it acknowledged that due to supply challenges, there is currently a scarce supply...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Lawyers for a Ramsaran Dairy Products (RDP) Monday threatened to take legal action against the Trinidadian government over its inability to source foreign exchange to import paper-based cartons. In a pre-action...
