Caribbean braces for economic punch after season’s deadly first hurricane
July 9 (Reuters) – Leaders across the Caribbean were still tallying the financial toll wrought by the earliest Atlantic storm on record to intensify to…
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CTO urges region to continue exercising vigilance as Hurricane Beryl approaches
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Kenneth Bryan, is calling for the region to continue exercising vigilance during…
Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica after killing at least 6 people in the southeast Caribbean
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Beryl was roaring toward Jamaica on Wednesday, with islanders scrambling to make preparations after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at…
Five-time champion Thompson-Herah out of Olympics
laine Thompson-Herah, the two-time Olympic champion in the 100m and 200m, will miss the Paris Olympics with an Achilles injury. The 31-year-old Jamaican, a five-time…
More than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the Florida Keys
MIAMI (AP) — A group of more than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the lower Florida Keys on early morning Wednesday,…
Belize: Suspect held after gunshots fired at the home of top cop
Police Commissioner Chester Williams has confirmed that one person is in custody in relation to gunshots fired at his home on Tuesday night “If they…
Dengue fever spikes in US Virgin Islands
Visitors and residents of the US Virgin Islands have been advised to take precautions and remain vigilant as new data has shown an increase in…
Honduras ex-President Hernandez sentenced to 45 years in prison on US drug conviction
NEW YORK, June 26 (Reuters) – Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was sentenced by a U.S. judge on Wednesday to 45 years in prison…
Venezuela resorts to dark fleet to supply oil to ally Cuba
HOUSTON, June 25 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA has begun using tankers that navigate off radar to supply its closest political ally, Cuba,…
Grenada: Higher penalties for visitors who fail to declare firearm
Grenada’s Parliament has given the green light to legislation amending the existing fines and imprisonment for visitors who fail to declare a firearm to a…