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US Coast Guard transfers smugglers, drugs seized in Caribbean Sea
The United States Coast Guard says its cutter Heriberto Hernandez transferred custody of three suspected smugglers and US$5.6 million in seized cocaine to US...
Queen will ‘ignore’ Harry and Meghan Oprah interview
The Queen will ‘ignore’ the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s explosive Oprah Winfrey interview which has been branded a ‘circus’ by royal courtiers, it...
‘Bleak state’ of Barbadian LIAT ex-workers
A picture emerged Wednesday of “humiliation” and “depression” among severed LIAT employees in Barbados, many of whom have run out of cash and have...
Belize begins vaccination of tourism workers
As Belize’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign rolls out throughout the country, the Belize Tourism Board (BTB) is pleased to announce that frontline tourism stakeholders will...
Legislation reintroduced for ‘Dreamers’ to earn green card, US citizenship
Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D Clarke on Wednesday reintroduced legislation in the United States House of Representatives that would allow Caribbean and other “Dreamers” to...
St. Kitts-Nevis economy expected to have 5.5 per cent growth in 2021
The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is expected to have economic growth of 5.5 per cent in 2021 as the world in the...
Montserrat receives critical personal protective equipment for front-line workers
The Government of Montserrat has received a shipment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to support its national response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The consignment of...
3 Barbadian women succumb to COVID-19 in one day
The number of Barbadians lost to Covid-19 rose to 36 yesterday, February 28, when three Barbadian ladies succumbed to the viral illness.
The first was...
Dominican Republic Plans Border Fence to Keep Haitians at Bay
BLOOMBERG: The Dominican Republic will begin fortifying its 234-mile border with Haiti -- adding fences and remote sensors -- as it tries to control...
Antigua Newsroom Begins Coverage of Funeral Services
Antigua Newsroom announced today that it will begin coverage of funeral services to meet the needs of mourners.
This announcement is in response to COVID-19...
CDB Projects Regional Economic Growth of 3.8% in 2021
After an extremely difficult year in which the economies of its 19 Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) contracted by 12.8% on average due to the...
GUYANA: 4 in custody for alleged rape of 98-year- old woman
Four men are in custody and police are seeking another in connection with the alleged rape and beating of a 98-year-old woman of East...
US President Joe Biden reverses Trump green card ban
The US president on Wednesday revoked a ban on the issuing of green cards by his predecessor that lawyers said was blocking most legal immigration to...