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JAMAICA-Jamaica explains OAS vote in support of Venezuela
Jamaica has sought to explain the reasons behind its vote at the Organization of American States (OAS) earlier this week that resulted in the...
TRINIDAD-Police discover bodies of family members in apparent murder-suicide
Police are investigating the death of four people, including two children, whose bodies were found in a vehicle in an apparent murder-suicide case.
Police said...
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS- Opposition leader concerned about influx of Haitians
Leader of main opposition Progressive National Party (PNP), Washington Misick, has implied that the Haitian Consulate here has played a role in the illegal immigration...
Caribbean nationals among 123 nabbed in immigration sweep in New Jersey
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says two Caribbean nationals are among 123 foreign nationals apprehended during a month-long operation targeting...
ST. LUCIA-CARPHA confirms death due to HINI influenza
Health authorities Wednesday confirmed that one person had died as a result of the HINI influenza.
The Department of Health and Wellness, which recently announced...
JAMAICA-Correctional officer, kills, wife, then commits suicide
Jamaica police are investigating a murder-suicide that occurred Wednesday in St. Andrew, a parish on the south-east of the island.
Police said that a correctional...
HAITI-President Moise announces new prime minister
President Jovenel Moise Tuesday announced Jean Michel Lapin, who once served as a courier in the public administration, to be the new prime minister...
DOMINICA-Group warns of possible unrest if electoral reform is not properly addressed ahead of...
President of the Dominica Association of Evangelical Churches (DAEC), Pastor Randy Rodney, is warning that “something will erupt” if the upcoming general election is...
DOMINICA-Airport to re-open following crash landing
The Douglas Charles Airport is due to re-open later on Tuesday after investigators from the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA) conduct investigations into...
JAMAICA-Nearly 360 people murdered in Jamaica so far in 2019
A total of 359 people have been murdered in Jamaica since the start of this year, according to figures released by the Periodic Serious...
TRINIDAD-Bloody weekend in Trinidad and Tobago
The murder toll climbed to 127 for the year after six people were killed in separate incidents here over the last weekend, police...
DOMINICA- Crash Landing At Douglas-Charles Airport
A twin-engine commercial aircraft crash landed at the Douglas Charles Airport here on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.
Media reports said...
UNICEF urges Caribbean governments to protect unaccompanied Venezuelan children
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on regional governments to uphold their rights and protect unaccompanied, undocumented children.
Noting that the Venezuela refugee crisis...