Regional / World
January 5, 2024
Grenadian employers, including the government, will from January 1 [2024], pay increased minimum salaries or wages to workers, including media workers...
Regional / World
January 5, 2024
The Guyana government has received an explanation from St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves about his appearance in a pic...
Regional / World
January 2, 2024
Basdeo Panday, the former Prime Minister of the twin island republic Trinidad and Tobago has died at the age of 90. His passing was confirmed by his d...
Regional / World
December 19, 2023
St Vincent and the Grenadines has been held up as an example of a small country that has made its presence felt on the world stage. In a sermon at Mar...
Regional / World
December 12, 2023
Antiguan soca star, Ricardo Drue, died today, December 12. According to Antigua/Barbuda’s national broadcaster, ABS TV/Radio, Drue was pronounced dead...
Breaking News, Regional / World
December 9, 2023
There is hope that the growing tensions surrounding the border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana may take a turn toward resolution, following the a...
Regional / World
November 28, 2023
The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (SRC) said an earthquake occurred at 11:26 am on November 28, 2023. The 5.6 magnitude was lo...
Regional / World
October 31, 2023
Classes were suspended and several buildings evacuated after a major earthquake rocked Jamaica on Monday, October 30. The Earthquake Unit at the Unive...
Regional / World
October 12, 2023
Police made two major inroads against narco-trafficking and illegal gun trafficking in recent police exercises, including what Police Commissioner Erl...
Regional / World
October 10, 2023
For the year so far, 171 people died on the roadways across Guyana. Traffic Chief, Senior Superintendent Mahendra Singh says speeding and drunk drivin...
Regional / World
October 10, 2023
Some 190 traffic tickets have been issued and ten vehicles seized in a crackdown on rogue taxi drivers under Operation Streamline in Jamaica. Head of ...
Regional / World
October 9, 2023
Chief Medical Officer, Dr Kenneth George, disclosed that the threshold was reached at the end of September, where 518 cases were recorded compared to ...
Regional / World
September 27, 2023
Antigua and Barbuda has announced its decision to send a military contingent to Haiti to help restore law and order in the country. The Antigua and Ba...
Regional / World
September 15, 2023
A 35-year-old forklift operator from Kings Avenue in Todd’s Road, Chaguanas, Trinidad has been charged in connection with the 3D printing of ‘ghost gu...
Regional / World
September 1, 2023
A leading court in Portugal, the District Court of Lisbon, has ruled that the ownership of the government of Venezuela of a bank account containing mo...
Regional / World
August 28, 2023
According to data released from the regional examining body, Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), there were more passes in this year's CSEC Mathemat...
Regional / World
August 22, 2023
Barbados recorded eight more COVID-19 deaths from August 5 to 18, as total deaths from the viral illness reached 629. Over the same period, there were...
Regional / World
August 8, 2023
The excessive heat which is being experienced in the Caribbean is expected to continue until October, particularly in the months of August and Septemb...
Regional / World
August 8, 2023
The construction of a two million gallon capacity desalination plant are among measures to be undertaken by the St Kitts and Nevis administration. Min...
Regional / World
July 31, 2023
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor C. Justin Robinson as Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principa...
Regional / World
August 1, 2023
The government of Barbados has announced that they will increase the pension age to 68 in a couple of years. During his ministerial statement on the r...
Regional / World
July 25, 2023
The 105th Meeting of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has approved replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II’s image on t...
News, Regional / World
July 21, 2023
The United Kingdom (UK) has imposed visa requirements for all visitors from five countries including the Commonwealth of Dominica, which has been slam...
Regional / World
July 19, 2023
A driver of a Public Transport Vehicle (PSV) in Barbados, has become a social media sensation after he successfully fought off two robbers leaving one...
Regional / World
July 18, 2023
The 35th Meeting of the OECS Legal Affairs Committee (LAC) was held in Saint Lucia from July 6-7, 2023. The Committee, comprised of the Attorneys Gene...
Regional / World
July 5, 2023
President of Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali has announced the resignation of Local Government minister Nigel Dharamlall has resigned as a Member of Parliament...
Regional / World
June 27, 2023
Pride Barbados marked the celebrations for International Pride Month over the weekend with the staging of its third pride parade in the capital city, ...
Regional / World
June 21, 2023
The Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) says it is investigating the death of Josiah ‘Jonty’ Robinson, a well known member of the local LGBT community, ...
Regional / World
June 21, 2023
The Ministry of Education in Barbados says the alleged sexual assault of a junior student at the Frederick Smith Secondary School is under police inve...
Regional / World
June 16, 2023
Barbados has recorded a jump in COVID-19 cases from May 27 to June, 9. According to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Health, there were 434 ...
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June 15, 2023
Issues for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) continue as this week test papers in Jamaica were reportedly stolen. A statement from CXC states t...
Regional / World
June 6, 2023
Twenty-two foreigners, including two children, were detained by Bahamian officials over the weekend in what is believed to be a human smuggling ring. ...
Regional / World
June 6, 2023
A 41-year-old police officer in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) was shot and killed in his Manchester home, reportedly at the hands of his wife d...
Regional / World
June 6, 2023
Commissioner of Police [of Antigua and Barbuda] Atlee Rodney has been speaking about the entry of illegal firearms into the country revealing that the...
Regional / World
June 6, 2023
Repeatedly targeted, beaten and terrorised by bandits, armed with guns or cutlasses, farmers are buckling under pressure. Some have been forced to sca...
Regional / World
May 30, 2023
Members of Parliament and Cabinet Ministers in Jamaica are to receive a more than 200 per cent increase in salaries. Earlier this month, Minister of F...
Regional / World
May 30, 2023
A 15-year-old girl has been charged and remanded into custody in connection with the Mahdia Secondary School dormitory fire which claimed the lives of...
Regional / World
May 23, 2023
The University of Johannesburg has conferred the degree of Honorary Doctor of Letters on Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The Universi...
Regional / World
May 22, 2023
The Guyana Fire Service has confirmed that at least 19 children have died as a result of a major fire at the Mahdia Secondary School dormitory on Sun...
Regional / World
May 9, 2023
By Mohamed Madi & Celestina Olulode The Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines has said having a British monarch as head of state is “an absu...
Regional / World
May 5, 2023
The much-talked-about referendum on same-sex marriage within the territory is likely to be put forward to the public within the next weeks, Premier Dr...
Regional / World
April 28, 2023
Former First Lady, Lorna Smith, joined forces with the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) to help form the next government. “Elected members of the Virgin Isl...
Regional / World
April 25, 2023
Director of Finance and Economic Affairs, [in Barbados] Ian Carrington, on April 19, sought to explain the terms under which the Government of Barbado...
News
June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) invites managers, producers, artistes and members of the public to the 2025 Soca Monarch Preliminaries. The...
News
June 13, 2025
Chevonne Stewart was formally introduced last Sunday, June 8, 2025, as the person the Unity Labour Party (ULP) intends to be its candidate for the Sou...
News
June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) is taking significant steps to ensure that Victoria Park, the main carnival venue, is accessible to everyon...
News
June 13, 2025
Local calypsonians are gearing up to bring their best game as the preliminary judging round has officially begun. This year is a big year for the frat...
News
June 13, 2025
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has emerged as the top-performing Caribbean destination for growth in tourism arrivals from the United States (US)...
