Grenada’s opposition leader calls for action against rising gun crime
Loop – Leader of the Opposition in Grenada and political leader of the New National Party (NNP), Dr. Keith Micthell, is demanding that the government…
Regional News
Donation of 20 traps to help control rapidly growing monkey population in Antigua
St. John’s, ANTIGUA (Antigua Newsroom) – Prime Minister Gaston Browne revealed that A&B Farms, previously known as Farmer Browne’s Farms, has donated 20 monkey traps…
Anguilla: Ferocious animal injures 3 people
Loop – The Royal Anguilla Police Force (RAPF) is investigating an incident where three people were injured by a ferocious animal. The police force in…
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…
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…