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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-...
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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...
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada's Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell says the government will be working along with a Cuban foundation for a sculptured bust of former Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and other people who were killed...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on former Surinamese President Desiré Delano Bouterse and six former Surinamese military officials for alleged “gross violations of human rights....
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government says it hopes to ease the situation regarding a constant supply of electricity to consumers by this weekend. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has acknowledged that the Guyana Power and Light (GPL)...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A transitional council tasked with choosing Haiti's next prime minister and Cabinet was established Friday in a move supporters hope will help quell turmoil in the troubled Caribbean country where most of the...
