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CAYMAN ISLANDS- Coral reefs successfully restored
The Department of Environment says a project to relocate pillar coral impacted by disease has been successful.
The project involved taking coral tissue from affected...
JAMAICA-Prime Minister and opposition leader hold private meeting – agree to crime talks
Prime Minister Andrew Holness and leader of the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP), Dr. Peter Phillips have agreed to meet on Monday with...
Amnesty International says time to make death penalty history in English-speaking Caribbean
The London-based international human rights organisation, Amnesty International, says while it welcomes a “significant reduction” in the application of the use of the death...
ST. LUCIA-Clergyman worried at proliferation of “money-making” churches
A senior official of the Methodist Church here has expressed concern at what he termed “money making” churches that have appeared in St. Lucia...
HAITI- Dominican Republic sends soldiers to border to prevent illegal Haitian migrants
The Dominican Republic has sent 600 soldiers to reinforce the border with Haiti in a bid to prevent Haitian nationals illegally entering the country...
BARBADOS-Government in talks with US university
The Barbados government says it is holding talks with the US-based Chamberlain University in a bid to have it set up a campus here.
Prime...
DOMINICA-Opposition wants bond removed for Haitians arriving in Dominica
The main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) is calling on the Dominica government to end the practice of requiring Haitians to pay a US$400...
US Coast Guard searching for cruise ship crewmember in Caribbean Sea
The United States Coast Guard on Wednesday morning said it was still searching for a missing crewmember, who went overboard from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Harmony...
HAITI-Gunmen burn sub-police station demanding release of suspected gang members
Police have restored order to Savane Pistache, the second district in the capital, Port-au-Prince, after heavily armed gunmen set fire to several buildings and...
ST. LUCIA-Major drug trafficking network between St. Lucia and Martinique dismantled
The authorities in neighbouring Martinique have dismantled a major drug trafficking operation between St Lucia and the French Caribbean territory.
According to media reports out...
GUYANA- to file complaint with UN after Venezuela’s interception of ExxonMobil vessel
The Government of Guyana says it intends to file an official complaint with the United Nations (UN), over the interception of an ExxonMobil contracted...
BARBADOS-CRIME-Pensioner shot and killed by stray bullets
An 83-year-old pensioner was shot and killed by stray bullets in the heart of the capital on Friday night as police appealed for assistance...
GUYANA-Government backbencher defends his vote that topples coalition
Government back bencher Charandaas Persaud, said his conscience had been “stifled for long” as he defended his decision to vote with the main opposition...