Guyana: Probe underway after man dies in police custody
Loop – An investigation has been launched into the death of a 37-year-old man at the Lethem Police Station. Police reported Carl Benedick was found…
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Suriname to send troops to Haiti
Loop – Suriname has become the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to indicate a willingness to send troops to Haiti as part of a United…
Bomb threats temporarily disrupted some Caribbean airports
Loop – The tranquility of several airports in the Caribbean was temporarily disrupted following bomb scares that were made between last week and today. The…
Death toll from southern Brazil rainfall rises to 78, many still missing
PORTO ALEGRE/CANOAS/SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – The death toll from heavy rains that have caused flooding in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul has…
Fresh gang violence erupts in Haiti after new prime minister announced
Gangs in Haiti launched a major offensive in Port-au-Prince, burning homes and clashing with police for hours. Hundreds of residents fled the violence. It was…
SVG eliminates mother to child transmission of HIV and syphilis
Loop – St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been commended for achieving certification by the World Health Organization (WHO) of the dual elimination of mother…
Suriname: Unions plan protest strike against electricity rate increase
CMC – The Trade Union Federation of Suriname, (C-47) has warned that the two day industrial action planned for later this week to protest the…
Court to decide fate of man who threatened to kill Bahamas PM
CMC – A magistrate’s court will on May 8 decide the fate of a man who allegedly threatened to kill Prime Minister Phillip Davis last…
CARICOM condemns raid on Mexico’s Embassy in Ecuador
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has condemned the raid of Mexico’s embassy in Ecuador by police on Friday who were in search of former Vice President…
RSS Chairman, PM Dr. Terrance Drew, to visit Venezuela to discuss border conflict with Guyana
Basseterre, St. Kitts, (SKN SOURCE) — Sitting Chairman of the Regional Security System (RSS), St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew, will travel…